What is Chestnut flour?
[[File:Farine_de_châtaigne_corse.jpg|thumb|Chestnut flour]] '''Chestnut flour''', also called '''sweet flour''', is a [[flour]] made by grinding [[Chestnut|chestnuts]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Farina di castagne|url=https://www.gustissimo.it/ingredienti/cereali-farinacei/farina-di-castagne.htm|lang=it}}</ref> It has a hazelnut-like color and a sweet flavour. It is mainly made in [[Italy|Italian]] mountain regions, which is between 450 to 900 meters above sea level, where the [[sweet chestnut]] can be found. In the past, it was a important source for the regions as it is high in energy.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tJ4soAEACAAJ|title=La valle di Ospitale: un'isola di economia naturale a metà del Novecento|last=Saltini|first=Antonio|date=1997|publisher=Gruppo di studi Alta valle del Reno|language=it}}</ref> The chestnut in the time of [[Benedict of Nursia|San Benedetto]] was intensively cultivated due to famines and the plague in [[Tuscany]] in the 1300s that led the population to move in for finding support at the hills. In [[Corsica]], chestnut trees were introduced in the 16th century by the [[Genoa|Genoese]], and their spread had changed the culture of the island including its food.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I Muvrini and Corsica, the Chestnut Tree|url=https://www.terracorsa.info/chestnut/chestnut.html|access-date=2021-09-14|website=www.terracorsa.info}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Food-stub}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Flour]]