Can the chestnut shell of "king of dried fruit" be eaten? What are the effects? How to remove the shell quickly?

Chinese chestnut, also known as hairy chestnut, wind chestnut, is a common dried fruit in Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places in China. It is generally mature and listed in September. If you want to eat Chinese chestnut, you must peel its shell. Can you eat it? What are the effects? How to remove the shell quickly?

Can the chestnut shell be eaten?

Chestnut shell is generally difficult to remove, especially the raw one is the most difficult to remove, so many people choose to eat it, in fact, chestnut shell is edible, but generally not recommended to eat, and ordinary people will not eat, because there is a layer of velvet on the surface of chestnut shell, after eating may affect the human respiratory tract, especially after suffering from cough or throat discomfort, the respiratory tract will be more uncomfortable, so it is recommended not to eat.

Second, what are the effects of chestnut shell?

(1) Antiphlogistic and relieving cough

Chestnut shell contains natural anti-inflammatory ingredients, which can effectively help the human body eliminate a variety of inflammation in the respiratory tract, especially for patients with chronic bronchitis and cough caused by chronic bronchitis. so you can boil the chestnut shell and water together to alleviate the disease.

(2) moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm

Chestnut shell, like chestnut meat, has the effect of moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm, and can also eliminate the inflammation caused by the stomach and trachea, dilate the sputum in the trachea, dilate the trachea, and promote the discharge of sputum, so people with lung fever, pneumonia and coughing sputum can be eaten frequently and can also play a relieving role.

(3) clearing heat and detoxification

Heat-clearing and detoxification is also one of the important functions of chestnut shell, which has obvious therapeutic effect on human mumps and lymphadenitis. The specific method is to mash the fresh chestnut shell, then mix it well with vinegar, and apply it directly to the inflamed part, which can quickly reduce swelling and relieve pain. if it is more serious, the chestnut shell can be boiled with water, and good improvement can be obtained by taking both internally and externally.

Third, how to shell Chinese chestnut?

1. How to shell fresh Chinese chestnut?

(1) first of all, the hard skin with thorns on the surface can be removed and can be opened with tools such as a knife or tongs. If you encounter something that really cannot be opened, you can first break it with a heavy object (not too hard), and then use a knife to remove it.

(2) for the skin affixed to the flesh, you can directly divide the chestnut into two, then dig it out and eat it, or make a small cut with a knife and slowly peel it, but this is more troublesome and most people will not use it.

(3) repeatedly beat the chestnut with a hammer to separate the skin from the pulp, and when it is about to separate, use a knife or peel it off directly.

(4) using the principle of hot expansion and cold contraction, refrigerate the chestnuts in the refrigerator, and then take out the same temperature boiling water for scalding, you can easily peel off the skin.

(5) if you are not in a hurry to eat, you can put it in a cool and ventilated place, let the water slowly evaporate, wait for the water to dry, then divide the chestnut into two, and then remove the skin directly.

2. How to shell Chinese chestnut quickly?

(1) Microwave oven heating

Cut the shell of the bought raw chestnuts with scissors and heat them in the microwave oven for 30 seconds, so that the meat and skin can be separated automatically, but in this way, be sure to cut off the shell of each chestnut, otherwise it is easy to cause the failure of the microwave oven.

(2) Thermal expansion and cold shrinkage

Peel off the shell of the chestnut with a knife, then boil it in boiling water for 3 minutes, then soak it in cold water for 3 minutes. It is easy to peel off the chestnut, and the taste remains the same. In addition, chestnuts can also be refrigerated in the refrigerator for a few minutes, then taken out and scalded in lukewarm water, or the skin can be easily peeled off.

(3) Solar exposure

Leave the peeled chestnut in the sun for a day, so that the shell will crack quickly.

(4) keep raw chestnuts at home

Wrap the raw chestnuts tightly in a plastic bag, then refrigerate them in the refrigerator, wait a while, make a small cut in each chestnut, and boil it in boiling water, which is easy to peel off. When storing, the storage time is determined according to your own situation, and it is generally no problem to store for one month.

(5) Hot water immersion method

Wash the raw chestnut into a container, add a little salt, then immerse it in boiling water for 5 minutes, take out the chestnut and cut it open, so that the chestnut skin and chestnut shell fall off together, this method saves time and effort to remove chestnut skin.

(6) Chopsticks mixing method

Peel off the skin of the chestnut, then divide it into two pieces and soak it in boiling water for a while, and stir with chopsticks to cover the skin of the chestnut will be detached from the meat. It should be noted here that the soaking time should not be too long, otherwise it will affect the nutritional composition of chestnuts.

(7) refrigerator freezing method

Cook the chestnuts first, then cool them, and freeze them in the refrigerator for two hours. You can also quickly separate the shell from the meat. In this way, the chestnut coat is peeled quickly and the chestnut meat is complete.

3. What are the most practical methods for rapid shelling of Chinese chestnut?

(1) cut the chestnut on the skin with a knife, not too deep, just cut the shell and the skin inside (it doesn't matter if you cut a little chestnut meat).

(2) put the chopped chestnuts into the pot and boil them with water until medium well.

(3) the cooked chestnuts are fished out of the pot and quickly put into cold water, so that the shells can be removed quickly. in reality, many people use this method.

(4) gently squeeze the knife edge and tear it off with your fingernails to peel off the chestnut meat.