Straight from the Field to You
Por qué salen gusanos en las castañas y cómo saber si están buenas
Compras castañas perfectas y a los tres días aparece un agujero. No es descuido: la larva estaba dentro desde el verano. Te contamos quién es ese gusano, cómo separar las buenas y qué hacen los almacenes para evitarlo.
How to store chestnuts at home (and what doesn't work)
Inside the burr they keep like nowhere else, hosed down they turn black, and roasted then frozen they come out as if freshly made. Antonio's family's experiments and a guide to keeping chestnuts for months.
Cheese rind: can you eat it? And what to do about mould in the fridge
Natural rind, wax, paraffin or plastic: not all of them are edible. Sergio, who makes our cheeses, explains why they breathe and how he deals with mould, and we go over what health authorities say and how to store cheese at home.
