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chestnut
Category: Nuts & Grains
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Name:chestnut
Plural names:chestnuts
Scientific name:Castanea
Description:
Chestnuts (Castanea), including the chinkapins, are a genus of eight or nine species of trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to warm temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts produced by these trees. Most are large trees to 20-40 m tall, but some species (the chinkapins) are smaller, often shrubby. All are deciduous. The nuts are most commonly eaten candied or roasted; the former are often sold under the French name marrons glacés. One easy method for roasting is to cut an 'X' in the top of each nut and heat in a shallow container, tossing occasionally, at 200C/400F for 30 minutes.
Contributed by: guido on Thursday, January 05. 2006 at 18:03:20





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