Chestnut fried with sugar is a famous traditional snack in Beijing and Tianjin, and it is also a delicious food with a long tradition. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu You wrote such a touching story in Notes of Laoxue Temple. He said: "Li He's old capital (referring to Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty, that is, Kaifeng today) is famous on all sides. Others try their best to make it work, but it is out of reach."

Li He, a cooking expert in Bianjing, lost his business when foreigners invaded, and his son went to Yanshan with his skills of frying chestnuts. He expressed his yearning for the reunification of the motherland with chestnuts dedicated to the messengers of the old country. Chestnuts fried with sugar are dark brown, shiny, crisp and easy to peel, sweet and delicious.

Chestnuts used to be dark brown, but northerners eat chestnuts differently from southerners. They fry them with a huge blender and black chestnuts, and then pour syrup into them. After finished products, they are called "sugar-fried chestnuts." Chestnuts are rich in nutrition and have the reputation of "king of dried fruits". Chestnut, also known as Li Gan. Also known as Castanea mollissima and Castanea mollissima in China, it belongs to Castanea of Fagaceae.

Originally from China, it is distributed in Viet Nam, Taiwan Province Province of China and Chinese mainland. It grows between 370-2,800 meters above sea level, mostly in mountainous areas, and has been widely cultivated artificially. Chestnuts fried with sugar are seasonal food in autumn and winter. Its production method is to select high-quality chestnuts and stir-fry them in a pot filled with coarse sand and syrup.

Nutritional components:

Chestnut, also known as chestnut, has the reputation of "king of dried fruits" and is known as "ginseng fruit" abroad. Chestnuts not only contain a lot of starch, but also are rich in nutrients such as protein, fat and B vitamins. They are also high in calories and were used instead of dinner in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, planting chestnuts was very popular.

As a precious fruit since ancient times, sweet chestnuts are the best among dried fruits. Chestnut is not only a good food, but also a medicine for treating diseases. Its nourishing effect on human body is comparable to that of ginseng, astragalus and angelica. Chestnuts are sweet in nature and enter the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians, and have the effects of nourishing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidney and strengthening the waist, strengthening tendons and promoting blood circulation, stopping bleeding and reducing swelling.