Ingredient Name: Chestnuts Traditional Chinese Name: 栗子 (lì zi) What is this? The chestnut is the fruit produce of the chestnut tree The chestnut is actually the combined flowers which ultimately grow completely together to make the brown husk that covers the fruit The raw fruit actually contains burrs and each burr can contain… Continue reading Chestnuts
Category: Nuts
Coconuts
Ingredient Name: Coconut Traditional Chinese Name: 椰子 (yē zi) What is this? Coconuts are actually the seeds of the coconut palm The coconuts found in supermarkets have a thick brown skin because they have matured and ripened These are not to be confused with the young, immature coconuts found in south asia that can be… Continue reading Coconuts