When buying chestnuts, choose round or flat ?There is a big difference in taste, and I learned no

Mondo Gastronomy Updated on 2024-01-19

There used to be two chestnut trees at home, and then because of the house to be built, so the two chestnut trees were cut down, although the chestnut tree is gone, but the impression of it is very deep, every year when the chestnut is ripe, it will be beaten down with a stone, or there is a bamboo pole to knock some down, the chestnut ball at this time will fall down, at this time take out the chestnut inside, and then put it into the pot, add water, cook it thoroughly and you can eat, soft and glutinous sweet, especially delicious.

When the chestnuts are fully ripe, the family will spread a mat underneath, and then beat, at this time the ripe chestnuts will fall on the mat, some of the tighter ones have to bring their own gloves, take out the chestnuts inside, the chestnuts are generally directly dried, part of them will be given away, and some of them will be left at home, when eating, take it out to stew, it is also quite sweet.

A few days ago, a friend suddenly asked me, didn't you grow chestnuts in your family?When buying chestnuts, choose "round" or "flat"?This question is estimated to be difficult for many people to understand, in fact, there are still differences in their tastes, learn 4 points not to buy wrong.

Chestnut, its origin is China, the history of planting chestnut has nearly 2000-3000 years, mentioned in the "Book of Songs": "Chestnut is outside the east gate, not between the gardens, then the street trees also". As a kind of medicine and food homology of ingredients, its nourishing effect is also very significant, the late Han Dynasty's "Famous Doctors" recorded: "Chestnut, salty, warm, non-toxic." The main invigorates qi, thickens the stomach, nourishes kidney qi, and makes people resistant to hunger." With such nutritious ingredients, we can eat more in winter.

"Round" or "Flat"?

Let's talk about the answer first, it's better to choose the round one. There are two kinds of round chestnuts that we often say, one is round in itself, and the other is semicircular, which is also called round chestnut, and the latter generally has 3 chestnuts in a chestnut ball, two semi-circular and one flat. When we pick chestnuts, we can remember 3 points.

The first point: choose the round one if there is a circle.

Round chestnut is also called cone chestnut, this variety is relatively rare, and ** is also relatively expensive, compared with ordinary chestnut, its shell will be harder, but because there is only one chestnut ball, so the cost of processing will be higher, but the taste will indeed be more fresh and sweet, but also relatively soft.

If it is oblate, it is also worth choosing, this kind of ordinary chestnut is relatively larger, its taste is not so sweet, and the chestnut meat is relatively hard, but it is better than the one in the middle.

The second point: choose a brighter color.

When choosing chestnuts, we must remember to choose a bright color, that is, the surface is shiny, this kind of chestnut, the maturity is relatively high, and relatively fresh, if it is dull, it means that the time has been put for a long time, then such chestnuts may be broken, or even have been eaten by insects, and it is easy to be bitter in the mouth.

Point 3: Choose a well-proportioned one.

Choose round chestnuts, but also to see whether it is more symmetrical, and whether there is a wormhole at the bottom of it, if there is a wormhole, it is likely to be bad inside, and it is even easy to be bitter when eaten in the mouth, good chestnuts have high sugar content, full meat, and taste rich in fragrance and are that kind of powder sweet.

When we choose chestnuts, whether the round chestnut is a cone chestnut or a semi-round chestnut in the ordinary chestnut, this is better, followed by looking at its appearance and whether it has a wormhole, in addition, we must also remember that the chestnut is not a good head, it should be evenly proportioned, if it is too big, it may taste sweet, and there is no glutinous fragrance.

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