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Chestnuts origin uses recipes ChestnutsInformation about Chestnuts plus Chestnut Recipe Collection
Origins and History of Chestnuts
Chestnuts have been cultivated for at least 3,000 years in the Mediterranean region, and it's believed that the ancient Greeks introduced the European chestnut from Asia minor. The Romans were responsible for extending the cultivation of C. sativa into northwest and central Europe and it was the Romans named chestnuts "Castanea" but the name 'chestnut' is thought to be an English corruption of the original Latin.
Growing Chestnuts Cultivation
Cooking Chestnuts
You can now buy chestnuts in a variety of ways: fresh, frozen, tinned, vacuum packed, pureed, dried and even chestnut flour for baking. Keep fresh chestnuts in the fridge in the vegetable drawer when they can be kept for up to six months. They are free of gluten, oil and cholesterol, low in protein and very low in fat but they have reasonable quantities of vitamin C and potassium and are very low in sodium.
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