29 栗の季節がやってきた
秋ですね〜。秋のお楽しみといえば、英国には松茸はなくても栗があります。 10月になると、ロンドン近郊ならグリニッジパークやハムステッドヒースなどで、小粒とはいえ、なかなかおいしい栗がなりますね。身近な公園でも案外、栗の木があったりするので、私も毎年子供と一緒に栗拾いを楽しんでいます。(栗が野生動物の食料になるのでとってはいけない場所や、木をゆらしたり傷つけたりすると罰金という場所もありますので、ご注意ください。) 軍手など持参しなくても、イガグリに入っているものは、両足で踏みつけ、イガを開くようにするとうまくつまみ出せますよ。拾ってきた栗ですが、すぐに食べてはいけません。(食べてもいいのですが、甘くないのでおいしくないのです。) キッチンペーパーを敷いた袋に入れたら、まずは冷蔵庫や寒いシェッド又はガレージで2-3ｗほど熟成させると、糖度が上がってきます。栗拾い出来ない方も、クリスマス頃まではスーパーやマーケットで買うことができますね。 さて、どんなふうに食べましょうか？子供の頃、おばあちゃんのふかし栗が、あったかくて甘くておいしいお楽しみのおやつ
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