chestnut, organic (759 store)

chestnut, organic

• organic peeled chestnut 

有機甘栗

• organic chestnut w/ shell 

有機甘栗，連殼

• organic chestnut 

有機板栗

by 759 store
product of china
@2019 may




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organic peeled chestnut
有機甘栗
@20190504

got 3 different batches... meaning produced in different seasons...

 three pouches inside each pack...

 opening up smells a bit sour...
6pcs in 1st bag...

 one got a bit of hairy skin on...

 got yellow n burnt marks...

 first piece quite mushy...
taste strange a bit medicine like...

 second piece with much rot on surface...
looks similar inside...
n taste strange too... 

every piece looks similar inside
juz that the taste is super unnatural...

from the third batch... each pouch 8~9 pcs..

was wet but smells fine...

taste fine also...
juz not that firm chestnuts but less soft than the two previous batch...
even these two flat ones are not firm enough
coz experience tells flat ones are more firm...

bite open the flat piece looks not that brown n burnt...

got a piece (on the right) so dark and wrinkled...
the left two is for colour comparison...
wonder if it's old or over roasted?

bite open the look-like-old one
rather firm n starchy
also taste a bit burnt n bitter...

got a piece that is super mushy...
juz didn have it...

got a piece with some funny scars on...











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organic chestnut w/ shell
有機甘栗，連殼
@20190505

opening outer package are two/ four square pouches...
depending on the size of package u got...

opening up the pouch
totally dry n no wet n damp... good thing...
never a hint of acidic or sour as well...

each with around 13~15 pcs..
they all look quite intact...

soak them in water to let the black impurities out...








#1 piece

1st piece start with a black shell piece...

the kernel looks fine at the split...

but then split open got some signs of rot...

the flesh inside is fine... juz that it stuck much to the shell...








#2

2nd piece looks real black n burnt...

but do have some good flesh... with good n moist texture...












#3

a piece that's round...

saw some rotting flesh at the split...

the kernel looks drier in the centre...
n the flesh stuck hard to the shell...














#4

a piece that got some obvious size shrinking

except the shrinking look the whole kernel is fine... with no rotting...














#5

got a piece that's walnut-like... lol...











#6

a piece got obvious signs of rot...

bite into still fine inside...












#7

a piece that got two compartment inside...

flesh remains sticky to the skin...













#8

a piece with two compartments again...
this one kernel is really sticky with the skin...












#9

a flat piece with dull colour flesh... more to the grey tone...












#10

a piece happen to notice the split side is more roasted brown...











#11

a piece got a volcano-like rot on surface...












#12

a small piece that got scars on surface...












#13

another piece with two compartments...

then with one of the twins eaten...

a piece very rot... didn't have it anyway...

two pieces that are less burnt save for last...








*think rounder ones will be better... at least more meaty...
*noted the light colour ones will taste sweeter...
















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organic chestnut
有機板栗
@20190506

got two kinds of packaging sold with same product name...
one is a 100g pouch...
one is 60g *4 pouches in a big pack...
they are of different production date...
thus seasonal variation maybe obvious...








100g pouches...

opening smells real flavourful...
very chestnut-like...

sizes are not any bigger than other two product...
but are less wet n with less yellow substance...

1st bag got 14 pcs...

biting into one loos not much different...
same brown n yellow colour flesh...

a rounder piece on left and a flat piece on right...

a piece got yellow substance on surface...

think each piece is firmer...
more starchy n chewy... got a bit 糯米 feel...
that was a better mouthfeel for this product...

2nd bag looks similar...
smells flavourful as well... got 15 pcs in this bag...

a yellow substance piece...
yet it's the only one in this bag...

another flat and round combo... lol...

got a piece that's a bit square-like...
looks like a parcel lol...

two pieces that are unevenly burnt...

3rd bag looks wetter... smells a bit metallic...

a broken piece in this bag...
it's more soft n mushy... likely overcooked...

a piece with a big rot seen on surface...

removing the rotten area is fine for the rest of the flesh...

4th bag...

another broken piece...
n its unevenly burnt...













5th bag...

got more overcooked yellow-brown pieces...
they taste more mushy...
btw the right most piece is for colour comparison...














big pack...

4 cute design pouches...
juz make me think of four seas brand...











1st pouch...

inside the pouch is much wetter...
6 pcs in a bag...

sizes seems larger...
but with rot pieces n yellow substances pieces...

likely a rot piece with some flesh trimmed away during production...
bite into turns out much flesh is infected...

also got a half-cut piece of rot flesh...

almost all pieces are either rot or burnt...
taste mushy...

try to bite away the rot part... looks reddish brown on rot part...

one more rot piece with some flesh trimmed away...











2nd pouch...

still with lots of rot n broken pieces...








3rd pouch...

another rot piece...

split up looks strange at the centre...
though taste of flesh is ok...

got a piece that shaped like pumpkin...
it tastes fine but a bit too mushy...














4th pouch...

it's got super messy mushy inside...
juz wonder if that's pre-packaging or post packaging issue...

a very large piece that looks the best...
yet still mushy overcooked...

got a piece that rot without any sign on the surface...
only know it when biting into feel hard...









*overall think quality is fluctuated
*it's all abt seasonality











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result...
the 甘栗 & 板栗 is juz a product name difference...
not much significant differences on quality...
thinking it's all about seasonality...

in the case of 板栗, some are starchy n firm with a good mouthfeel... while some are wet n mushy n also rot...
though 板栗 should be a more chewy starchy variety...
it's either producers are cheating or its juz seasonality thing...

in the case of 甘栗, same that some are rot while some are good n firm...
given that 甘栗 is said to be a more delicate variety...
those 甘栗，連殼 chestnuts in shell tend to have a larger n starchier kernels...


overall, do think that the seasonality is the main reason for the differences...
the name of the packaging doesnt say a lot on the quality...
both two products sold under two different chestnut varieties maybe very fluctuated in quality...

yet I'd prefer the chestnuts in shell... which are so far better in texture n taste... even though some would be rot, at least they will not be wet n mushy...
also the kernels are more intact n look larger...