Organic Chestnut

“Let food be your medicine.” Hippocrates

In Province, land of lavender fields, olive gardens, vineyards with the best rosette wine in the world, tasty cheeses, and organic fruits and vegetables, I tasted grapes and bell peppers that had the taste of rose water and I tasted varieties of tomatoes that each had different gorgeous flavor. I had the best tomato salad (just slices of tomatoes topped with olive oil, squeezed in the backyard, with salt and pepper). I enjoyed my dessert assuming it was yogurt and caramel, but it was yogurt and chestnut cream.

Yes, French love chestnut in their food, sweet or savory and that is not without a good reason. It is delicious and it has been consumed for thousands of years, but it is also good for your health. Chestnut is a pupular nut around the world, particularly in Europe and specially in winter  that you can see street food vendors roast chestnuts and sell them. Also it can be candied, creamed, steamed, deep fried, or powdered as a bread flour. Chest nut has a hard shell and a soft skin, which is very bitter. both shell and skin have to be removed before using it in your food as an ingredient.

Chestnut is good in preventing chronic diseases such as diabetes, Alzheimer, lack of concentration, high blood pressure, bone and cardiovascular diseases and increases your immunity against acute diseases. Chest nut has a lot of fiber, which helps digestion and it has lots of vitamines and antioxidants plus good fat, which makes it healthy and nutritious . Enjoy it! 🙂

Warning: Most chestnuts you see in the neighborhood or in forest are horse chestnut that are poisonous. They look different from the eatable chestnuts.

“Let’s always eat and drink healthful food and beverages and do it in moderation.” Dr. Sii