It must be interesting to know how these chestnuts (this is Castanea sativa) reach muscat. Are they grown there?, in such hot climate or kept in cold storage. I have tried to bring them from Kashmir (of course in late summer) to Delhi, but they get spoilt within a week or so.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > Gurcharan ji, > These are known as Chestnuts and are available here in the Muscat Super > markets during Winter months. > These are to be roasted and then eaten after removing the outer cover. > I will check their origin and let you know. > Aarti > > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Chestnuts sold in warm climate are generally water chesnut, whose floor is >> eaten during fasts. It is Trapa bispinosa in warm places and Trapa natans in >> cold places (including Kashmir). I hope you are talking about that only. >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Aarti S. Khale >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Gurcharan ji, >>> Actually not so great.I have been going thro' your Kashmir flowers over >>> and over again. >>> Trying to match the leaves, etc for a possible id to my Kashmir pictures. >>> And I generally go by my sense of sight rather than all minute details. >>> Now I have to clarify a doubt. >>> We get Chestnuts here in Winter which are to be roasted and eaten. >>> I want to know if they are the same. >>> Will send a picture. >>> Thanks for confirmation of this one. >>> Regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> You are really great, Aarti ji >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Aarti S. Khale >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sweet Chestnut or Castanea sativa from Srinagar taken in Sept,11. >>>>> Kindly validate. >>>>> Aarti >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >
