The horse's hoof is called a horseshoe because of its similar shape to a horseshoe.

The scientific name of horseshoe is water chestnut, also known as ground chestnut. It is named because it is shaped like a horseshoe and resembles a chestnut.

Water chestnuts have purple-black skin, white meat, sweet and juicy taste, crisp and delicious. They have been known as underground snow pears since ancient times, and northerners regard them as Jiangnan ginseng.

Water chestnuts can be both a fruit and a vegetable, and are a popular seasonal product.

What is unexpected is that this seemingly ordinary spherical object, once the outer skin is peeled off, the meat inside is as white and tender as snow, and has a crisp and sweet taste.

It is precisely because of this special taste and eating method that people vividly call water chestnuts "horse hoof".

This name not only reveals the similarity in taste between water chestnuts and water chestnuts, but also reflects people's rich imagination and unique cultural connotation when tasting food.

Treatment method of water chestnuts 1. Soak in salt water and peel. After cleaning the water chestnuts, soak them in concentrated salt water for half an hour. The salt water should maintain a certain saltiness.

Use the osmotic pressure of concentrated salt water to drain the water from the water chestnuts. The water content of the water chestnuts will decrease and the surface will become soft. Then use a knife or a peeler to scrape off the skin of the water chestnuts.

One water chestnut usually takes half a minute to be processed, which is relatively fast.

2. Peel the freshly bought or dug fresh water chestnuts by drying method. Do not rush to eat them. After cleaning, put them in the sun to dry. Turn the water chestnuts over after a while to ensure that all parts of the water chestnuts can be exposed to the sun.

Wait until the water chestnuts are completely withered, then tear off the outer skin of the water chestnuts with your hands, and you can pull off a large piece with a gentle pull.

Of course, some water chestnut skin and pulp will stick together, but not too much. Just scrape it off with your hands.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Water Chestnut