Chestnuts/Kuri
In season during the months of September and October.
Chestnuts (kuri) are grown locally spanning from the Tohoku Region all the way to the southernmost tip of Kyushu. Large-size chestnuts produced in the Tamba region of Kyoto Prefecture, know as Tamba Kuri (chestnuts) are high-end delicacies.
Details
Nutrition
Chestnuts contain 40% carbohydrates, as well as minerals including potassium and phosphorus.
Connoisseur selection / storage
Choose nuts that are a lustrous brown in color and which are plump and firm due to ripeness. Place into a vegetable storage-use container and store in a refrigerator.
Cooking Tips
Boil or cook together with rice. Often made into yokan (sweet beans jelly), kanroni (chestnuts simmered in simple sweet sauce) and shibukawani (a dish of boiled astringent chestnut skin). This ingredient is essential in preparing kurikinton (mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts), a traditional Japanese New Year’s dish.
Cooking Basics
Wash the chestnuts quickly and soak in lukewarm water for about 30 minutes. Cut off a small portion of the bottom part and from here peel off the shell and thin inner skin.
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20 minutes+
213kcal
0.0g
