Qianxi in Hebei and Huairou in Beijing are the best places to get chestnuts.

1, qianxi chestnut

Qianxi chestnut is produced in qianxi county, tangshan city, hebei province, is the traditional characteristics of the agricultural products of hebei province, so far there are more than 2000 years of cultivation history. Qixi chestnut shape exquisite, reddish-brown, with a light waxy layer, bright and glossy; kernel was beige, easy to peel the inner skin, delicate flesh, glutinous sticky soft, sweet and fragrant, rich in nutrition.

2, Huairou chestnuts

As early as the Ming Dynasty, the emperor in the sacrifice of Huairou chestnuts as offerings. Unique geographical, soil and climatic conditions, created the characteristics of Huairou chestnut: it is famous for its exquisite fruit shape, beautiful color, delicate flesh, sweet taste, rich in nutrients, easy to peel the inner skin, glutinous, easy to store, etc. In 2001, Huairou was recognized by the State Forestry Administration as the "Hometown of Chinese Chestnut".

Eating chestnut notes:

1, eating time, it is best to eat chestnuts as a snack between meals, or do eat in the meal, and do not eat a lot of meals. This is because chestnuts contain more starch, easy to eat after meals to consume too much calories. Chestnuts are hard, it is recommended to chew carefully, even the fluid swallowed, in order to give full play to its tonic effect.

2, be careful of the black caramel on the surface of the chestnut. Peeling chestnuts will find that the chestnut skin sticky, after eating the finger is also black. This is because most of the sugar fried chestnuts attached to the chestnut skin, the pot of round sand and sugar in the high temperature reaction, the formation of black caramel, and caramel in the caramel may have an impact on the body.