The chestnut fell all over the ground when it was ripe.

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It turned cold, and when I passed the stall where the chestnuts were fried with sugar, the fragrance of the chestnuts seemed to be even more attractive. Buy a bag of warm chestnuts, peel off is slightly hot warm happiness, sweet and thick starch in the mouth open, satisfied.

Chestnut trees can grow huge, not only in height, but also in the size of the crown. Old chestnut trees are easy to "block out the sun".

When I went to see the chestnut tree in spring, the green leaves were particularly bright, and the sparse jagged edges of the leaves seemed to be dancing in the waves. at that time, the chestnut tree had just pulled out of its inflorescence, and the fruit could not wait for the mature season of Chinese chestnut.

Chinese chestnut as a member of the Fagaceae family, nuts are wearing a thick "clothes", this shell full of sharp thorns, it is not too much to say that it is a "war robe". Bang! Listening to the sound of the chestnut falling to the ground, it still carries a lot of weight, and it would be refreshing if it was hit by a fully armed chestnut.

As soon as the chestnut is ripe, you should seize the time to pick it up, otherwise the delicious food will lie on the ground for a long time, it will be robbed by the mouse, leaving only an empty shell for you.

In addition to naturally falling chestnuts, the harvest will also be artificially assisted by beating with bamboo poles. The chestnuts that have fallen all over the ground, some of which are not yet ripe, stand brightly with turquoise thorns, peeling off the shell and directly revealing the fresh yellow and white inside. This kind of raw food is the best, tender and sweet, crisp and delicious.

Fresh and tender chestnut, the shell has not yet become brown and hard

Of course, more of them are ripe. The sharp thorns have become bluish yellow or brown, and it is the easiest to crack naturally. The chestnuts themselves are even better when they jump out of the "war robe." the brown nuts glowed brightly in the sun, holding one in the palm of the hand, as if they smelled the bursting chestnut.

When it comes to chestnuts, I remember that I saw a super big one in the vegetable market last year. I heard that it is a variety from Yunnan, which is as big as a native egg.

The chestnuts are ripe and have fallen to the ground. Go and pick them up. After picking up chestnuts, you can start to eat. In addition to delicious sugar fried chestnuts, chestnut cooking is also very good. Look at the chestnut pig feet cooked in my home. Are you drooling?

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