Practice JLPTMeaning
栗 (くり, Kuri) is Chestnut — a Japanese food (grains and seeds).
What is Chestnut?
Kuri are chestnuts. They can be eaten candied, boiled, steamed, deep-fried, grilled, or roasted in sweet or savory recipes. They can be used to stuff vegetables, poultry, fowl, and other edibles. They are available fresh, dried, ground, or canned (whole or in puree). The fruit can be peeled and eaten raw, but it can be somewhat astringent. Another method of eating the fruit involves roasting, which does not require peeling. Once cooked, its texture is slightly similar to that of a baked potato, with a delicate, sweet, and nutty flavour. This method of preparation is popular in many countries, where the scored chestnuts may be cooked mixed with a little sugar. Chestnuts can be dried and milled into flour, which can then be used to prepare breads, cakes, pies, pancakes, pastas, polenta, or used as thickener for stews, soups, and sauces. Chestnut cake may be prepared using chestnut flour. A fine granular sugar can be obtained from the fermentation of the juice, as well as a beer; the roasted fruit is used as a coffee substitute. Chestnuts depart from the norm for culinary nuts in that they have very little protein or fat, their calories coming chiefly from carbohydrates.