Sand is not a precise name, we call anything smaller than a rock "sand". You
are right, checking with Wiki, anything between 2-64mm is called gravel.
Check on more details about this type of roasting, the old traditional
method add maltose and vegetable oil over the gravel, this gives even heat
to the chestnut.
C.H.Ling
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From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Ah yes - I've seen that roasting technique on the streets. I assumed black
> gravel but sugar coated? Strange.
> The traditional English street market way is roast in a small coal oven on
> wheels.
> I can remember them as a child but I'll bet they're just a novelty these
> days.
> Andrew Fildes
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> On 19/05/2013, at 10:56 PM, C.H.Ling wrote:
>
>> This is the traditional Chinese way of chestnut roasting, a snack you can
>> buy on the street but diminishing.
>>
>> https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roastedchestnut.jpg
>>
>> The black stuff is sand covered with sugar.
>
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