chestnut
chestnut, ๋ฐค
Chestnuts are a delicious snack often seen on the streets and in the mountains during autumn. Peeling off the outer shell reveals a sweet and nutritious kernel.
Chestnuts are a common ingredient in traditional Korean snacks and dishes. During Chuseok, they are often used as a filling for songpyeon (rice cakes).
๊ฐ์์ด ๋๋ฉด ๊ธธ๊ฐ๋ ์ฐ์์ ๋ง์ด ๋ณผ ์ ์๋ ๋ฐค์ ๋ง์๋ ๊ฐ์๊ฑฐ๋ฆฌ์ ๋๋ค. ๊ป์ง์ ๋ฒ๊ธฐ๋ฉด ๋ฌ์ฝคํ๊ณ ์์๊ฐ ๋ง์ ์๋งน์ด๊ฐ ์์ด์.
๋ฐค์ ํ๊ตญ์ ์ ํต ๊ณผ์๋ ์๋ฆฌ์ ์์ฃผ ๋ค์ด๊ฐ๋ ์ฌ๋ฃ์ ๋๋ค. ์ถ์์๋ ๋ฐค์ ์กํธ ์์ ๋ฃ์ด ๋จน๊ธฐ๋ ํด์.
Chestnuts are a beloved autumn nut enjoyed worldwide. Rich in vitamins and minerals, they are recognized as a healthy food. They can be eaten raw or roasted and are also widely used in confectioneries and cakes.
In Europe, chestnuts are used to make marrons glacรฉs, a sweet dessert. In East Asia, they are incorporated into traditional dishes like yaksik (sweet rice with nuts and dried fruits) and chestnut porridge. In Korea especially, many people cherish memories of roasting chestnuts gathered during autumn mountain hikes.