Eating in China
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Chestnuts

板栗Bǎnlì

Chestnuts have hard brown shells surrounding yellow kernels.

Type
Nuts

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Chestnuts have hard brown shells surrounding yellow kernels.

In the kitchen

Included in a version of eight-treasure duck.

Whole nuts in the shell differ from peeled kernels used in cooking.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有板栗吗?

Does this dish contain Chestnuts?

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