Roasted chestnut
Alternative names | Castanhas assadas, chǎolìzi, gunbam |
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Place of origin | Various |
Main ingredients | Chestnuts |
Similar dishes | Roasted sweet potato |
Cookbook: Roasted chestnut Media: Roasted chestnut |
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Chinese | 炒栗子 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "stir-fried chestnut" | ||||||||||||||
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Hangul | 군밤 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "roasted chestnut" | ||||||||||||||
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Portuguese | castanhas assadas |
Roasted chestnut is a popular autumn and winter street food in East Asia and Europe. Asian chestnuts (Castanea crenata, C. mollissima) as well as European chestnuts (C. sativa) can be used.
Asia
China
In China, chǎolìzi (炒栗子; "stir-fried chestnut") is a popular autumn street food. Because they are roasted with sand and sweet syrup,[1] they are also called tángchǎolìzi (糖炒栗子; "sugar stir-fried chestnut").
Korea
Gunbam (군밤; "roasted chestnut") is a popular street food in both North and South Korea.[2][3] The food is sold from late autumn to winter by the vendors wearing ushanka, which is sometimes referred to as "roasted chestnut vendor hat" or "roasted sweet potato vendor hat". A popular folk song called Gunbam taryeong (군밤타령; "ballad of roasted chestnuts") was composed by Jeon Su-rin in 1932,[4] and has been sung since, being one of the songs commonly taught in public schools in South Korea.[5]
Europe
Portugal
Roasted chestnuts are popular street food in Portugal. Called castanhas assadas ("roasted chestnuts") in Portuguese, it is sold around November, when Dia de São Martinho (St. Martin's Day) is celebrated across the country.[6] Traditionally, newly harvested chestnuts are eaten around a bonfire on this day.
Gallery
- gunbam in Korea
- castagnata in Italy
- castanhas assadas in Portugal
- roasted chestnut vendor in China
- roasted chestnut vendor in Korea
- roasted chestnut vendor in Portugal
- roasted chestnut vendor in Turkey
See also
References
- ↑ Xu, Wenwen (2017-01-12). "Street food centers draw city’s hungry student". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ↑ Carruth, David (2016-11-28). "10 Korean Winter Street Foods To Bear The Cold For". 10 Magazine. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ↑ "North Korea food shortage worst in years, despite farms". Associated Press. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2017-02-09 – via USA Today.
- ↑ Cho, Yoo Mi (2010). "Reconsidering on the Development of 'Gunbam Taryeong'" 경기민요 '군밤타령'의 방생 시기에 대한 재검토. Music and Culture. Korean Society for Worldmusic. 23: 109–130 – via KISS.
- ↑ 교과서 속 우리음악: 민요 '군밤타령' on YouTube (in Korean). National Gugak Center. 21 June 2016. External link in
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(help); - ↑ Bratley, Carrie-Marie (2010-11-13). "Chestnuts worth their weight in gold". The Portugal News. Retrieved 2017-02-09.