Water Chestnuts
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
Water Chestnuts
by DeaTheGossamerMonster
Water chestnuts are not in fact chestnuts at all. They are crunchy tuberous vegetables which are used in many Asian dishes, soups and salads.
Water chestnuts are a source of moderate amounts of protein and vitamin C., but are nowhere near as nutritious as even a potato or other tuberous vegetables.
They do not grow on trees in marshy areas, but are actually grown wild in marshes or shallow water along lake banks or as a second crop in a rice paddy, and are an important export from many areas of Asia in particular China and Japan.
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