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<\/a><\/p>\r\nAt Miyazawa Chestnut Farm, about 800 chestnut trees of 18 varieties are cultivated on a 2.6-hectare farm.\u00a0 Of these, three varieties such as “Tanzawa” and “Kenshin Amaguri” are baked at the store.<\/p>\r\n
After harvesting, chestnuts are cooled to 0\u2103 and aged for about a month. By doing this, the sugar content will increase by about 3 times.<\/p>\r\n Due\u00a0to the heavy snowfall in winter this year, some chestnut tree branches were damaged, and the yield was reduced by 20 to 30% compared to the average year. \u00a0Even so, the usual sweet and delicious chestnuts were produced.<\/p>\r\n A cut is made on the shell of the chestnuts so that they can be cooked evenly, and they are steamed in a pressure cooker for about 20 minutes.<\/p>\r\n On this day, many people from outside Joetsu city visited, and some visitors bought about 10 bags.<\/p>\r\n A parent and child from the neighboring city of Myoko said, “I look forward to it every year.\u00a0 Last year I finished eating in the car on my way home.\u00a0 So I bought a lot this year.”<\/p>\r\n An elementary school student in Joetsu City looked at the roasted chestnuts with interest, saying, “They smell good. The appearance of the chestnuts turning is interesting.”<\/p>\r\n A 200g bag of roasted chestnuts costs 550 yen including tax. \u00a0To avoid overcrowding at stores, the store sells them not only on weekends and holidays but also on weekday mornings, just like last year. \u00a0Open hours are 9 AM to 12 AM on weekdays, and till 5 PM on weekends and holidays.<\/p>\r\n<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/a><\/p>\r\n