Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Horned Water Chestnuts


Tuesday, 16 September 2008


These black hard shells looked like bulls' heads. Maybe there is a legend behind the resemblance. They were about 2 inches wide and hard! According to a vendor in the Miri market, they were imported from China and only available once a year, around the Mooncake festival season (lunar month of August). I was told to boil it for about an hour. Opening them was not easy! Technically they are called water caltrop. They are called Ling Nuts as well.

2 comments:

Camilla said...

Did they taste good? Hope you know that I missed you, since you were out of town/country!, when I went to the stake broadcast the other day. Hope you are doing well.
Love, Cami

Irene said...

They taste like chestnuts. Yes, I am doing well, thanks, Cami.