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To - Other Produce |
Chestnuts
or Lu't z'Zhee |
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| Chestnuts are a common nut in Guangdong
and available all year round in packaged varieties.
Fresh versions are in Season from Summer onwards
through fall. |
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Chestnuts are sold in three main ways:
1. From supermarkets where they
are often presented in plastic bags. These will
have been graded and whilst may have been harvested
a while ago, are quality consistent. However,
due to their probable age they are best eaten
roasted.
2. Wet Markets sell mainly fresh
nuts throughout their long season. These are ideal
to be eaten raw by simply removing the shells
and eating what is inside. You may of course roast
them also. |
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3. Street vendors appear during late
summer and Autumn evening along the pavements of Guangdong
offering bags of freshly roasted Chestnuts. You can
inspect and have bags made to order, although most people
simply take what is ready cooked. You can buy fresh
also from these vendors, but remember they may occasionally
be the end of last seasons crop being sold off, and
not the fresh of this year?
Cooking - is easy with Chinese simply
putting them in a dry wok on high heat for 10 or 25
minutes, or until cooked through. Properly these should
be griddled over a Chinese portable stove - see Utensils
for details. |
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