The simplest method for peeling chestnuts: incision soaking method, hot water soaking method, and cross knife method.

1. Incision soaking method

Cut the chestnut in half, peel off the shell first, then add boiling water that has not covered the chestnut pulp, cover and soak for 5 minutes, it is easy The skin can be removed. It's just that you can't get a complete chestnut with this method. If you don't have any requirements on the shape, you can give it a try. The only disadvantage is that it may be a little difficult to peel the shells.

2. Hot water soaking method

Clean the chestnuts first, then put them into a large bowl, add an appropriate amount of salt, then add boiling water to cover the chestnuts, and cover them Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, take out the chestnut, cut a small opening with a knife, and then clean the chestnut shell and skin easily. This method can get a complete pulp.

3. Cross-cut method

This is the most commonly used method. Clean the chestnuts, then cut them with a cross-cut knife, and pour the cut chestnuts into pieces. Put into the pot of boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Pour the chestnuts out after 3 minutes, and you can easily clean them with the shell and skin. The only trouble with this method is that you need to cut it with a cross knife, but there is nothing wrong with it.

Origin and Habitat

Except for a few provinces and regions such as Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, and Hainan, it is widely distributed in the north and south, ending in the suburbs of Guangzhou in Guangdong, and ending in Pingguo County in Guangxi , in southeastern Yunnan, it crosses the river mouth and goes south to the Sapa area of ??Vietnam. It is often cultivated in low mountains, hills, gentle slopes and riverbanks at an altitude of 100-2500 meters. Chestnut likes to grow in areas with sufficient sunshine and humid climate, and is a masculine tree species. , cold and drought tolerant, has higher soil requirements and likes sandy soil.

The lowest vertical distribution of chestnut in China is in the coastal plains with an altitude of less than 50 meters, such as Tancheng, Shandong and Xinyi, Jiangsu, and the highest is 2,800 meters.

The vertical distribution varies depending on the climate zone and terrain. In Hebei, China, it is mostly distributed in ravines with an altitude of 100-300 meters. In Henan, it is generally found in valleys, flatlands and hilly areas below 900 meters. In Hubei, it is mostly distributed in ravine areas. The hillslopes around 1,000 meters are mostly distributed between 500 and 1,200 meters in Fujian, above 1,500 meters in Hanyuan, Sichuan, and above 2,500 meters in Yunnan.