Calizzano’s Dry Chestnut
Medium-small chestnuts, of different varieties depending on the valleys, are usually dried.
After harvesting, chestnuts are placed in traditional drying warehouses, stone constructions with a wooden beam and slat slab. A fire is lit on the floor and its flame must always remain lit but low. To best achieve this purpose, we use the pula: the peel of dried chestnuts from the previous year.
The time necessary for a complete drying is about 20/30 days.
After drying, the chestnuts are sent down to the special peeling machine.
The dried chestnuts are excellent in warm milk!
