The ancients called sugar-roasted chestnuts "flavored sugar".
Stir-fried chestnuts with sugar are a famous traditional snack with unique local flavor in Beijing and Tianjin, and it is also a delicacy with a long tradition.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu You once recorded such a touching story in "Notes of Laoxue'an".
He said: "In the old capital (referring to Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty, now Kaifeng), Li He's cooking was famous all over the world. Others tried their best to try it, but they couldn't reach it." Then he wrote: "In Shaoxing, Chen Fugong and Qian went to the pavilion and came out.
When they arrived at Yanshan, two people came to change them with ten packages each of roasted chestnuts... They praised themselves and said, "Li He'er," and left with tears in his eyes. From this, it can be inferred that Li He, a cooking expert in Bianjing, came to eat.
When foreigners invaded, his family was ruined, and his son fled to Yanshan with his skill in roasting chestnuts. He expressed his desire to unify the motherland by dedicating chestnuts to the envoys of his motherland.
Food explanation: Chestnuts are originally dark brown, but the way northerners eat them is different from those in the south. They use a huge mixer and a black roasted chestnut stone to fry them continuously, and then pour syrup into them. The finished product is known as: "Roasted chestnuts with sugar"
"Chestnuts are rich in nutrients and are known as the "King of Dried Fruits".
Chestnut, also known as sweet chestnut.
Also known as chestnut and Chinese chestnut, it is a plant of the genus Chestnut in the Fagaceae family. It is native to China and is distributed in Vietnam, Taiwan and mainland China. It grows in areas with an altitude of 370-2800 meters. It is mostly found in mountains and has been widely cultivated artificially.
Cultivation and sugar-fried chestnuts are seasonal foods in autumn and winter. The production method is to select high-quality chestnuts and stir-fry them in a pot filled with coarse sand and sugar syrup.