Chinese chestnut
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Product name: Chestnut Origin: Tonglu County, Hangzhou Product characteristics: large and plump grains, ruddy luster, white and sweet meat, best quality. Ingredients: protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin E, riboflavin, vitamin C. Product category: Baijiang Chestnut, Fuyang Chestnut, Shouchang Chestnut. Product season: August to September, chestnut fruit growth period, October, chestnut harvest period. Efficacy: sweet in taste and warm in nature, entering the spleen and stomach, it has the effects of nourishing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney, strengthening tendons, activating blood and stopping bleeding. The unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins contained in chestnuts can fight against hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and other diseases; Chestnut is a good product for tonifying the kidney, and has the effects of invigorating the spleen and qi, clearing away heat and toxic substances, stopping diarrhea and treating cough. Product introduction: Chestnut is a famous specialty of Tonglu County, with a long planting history and high quality. Chestnut is one of the main forest products in Hangzhou, which is planted in all towns and villages in the city. As a woody grain, Chinese chestnut is rich in nutrition. Its fruit contains a large amount of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Its content is roughly the same as that of rice and wheat, and its powder is fine and its amylopectin content is high. It can be eaten raw, cooked or fried. Eating raw, sweet and crisp, air drying is more sweet; Cooked food can be cooked with chicken and meat, which are delicious and sweet; Stir fried chestnuts with sugar are sweet and glutinous with unique flavor. At present, the city has 60000 mu of chestnut forest, 30000 mu of investment has been made, and the output is more than 1300 tons. The key production areas are Shouchang, Yao Village, Xin'anjiang and other towns, with Shouchang chestnut being the most famous. Product allusion: Sweet scented osmanthus fresh chestnut soup: During the reign of Emperor Minghuang in the Tang Dynasty, there was a mid-autumn night when the bright moonlight shone brightly on the earth. In the Guanghan Palace, the lonely Chang'e gazed at the world and saw that the West Lake in Hangzhou was more like heaven. The tourists enjoyed themselves and could not help stretching their sleeves and dancing. Wu Gang accompanied her by hitting the osmanthus tree with his hand, which shocked her "Tianxiang osmanthus seeds fall in succession". At this time, Master Deming in Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou was cooking chestnut porridge in the kitchen. Countless fragrant grains fell into the porridge. All the monks tasted this porridge and said it was delicious. Master Deming was very happy, so he picked up the cinnamon seeds scattered on the ground and planted them on the mountain. Soon these osmanthus trees will blossom in the middle autumn of the next year. Since then, there have been various sweet osmanthus flowers around the West Lake. "Three autumn osmanthus, ten mile lotus" has become the laudatory name of the ancient capital Hangzhou. After continuous improvement, the sweet scented osmanthus and chestnut porridge became sweet scented osmanthus fresh chestnut soup and passed down from generation to generation.
