Chinese chestnut

Japanese: Chinese chestnut(英語表記)Chinesechestnut
Chinese chestnut


[ Castanea ]
They are widely distributed in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, and their seeds are edible even without removing the astringency, so in addition to Japanese chestnuts, the following three species are cultivated: (1) Chinese chestnut C. mollissima Blume. (English name: Chinese chestnut) is native to China, where it is called "bankuri" and is distributed from North China to Yunnan. Roasted chestnuts sold commercially under the name "Tianjin sweet chestnuts" or "sweet chestnuts" were so named because they were produced in the area around the Great Wall in North China, collected in Tianjin, and exported from there.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Chinese chestnut" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[クリ属Castanea
 北半球の温帯域に広く分布し,種子が渋抜きをしなくても食用になるので,日本のクリのほかにも次の3種が栽培されている。(1)チュウゴクグリC.mollissima Blume.(英名Chinese chestnut)は中国原産で,板栗といい,華北から雲南地方に分布する。天津甘栗あるいは甘栗の名称で市販されている焼き栗は華北の万里の長城周辺地域で生産されたものが天津市に集荷され,そこから輸出されたためにつけられた名前である。…

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