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This is a dish of pureed chestnut and sweet potato. It is sweet and attractive, and is said to bring wealth for the New Year.


Ingredients (serves four)
Sweet potatoes 500g
1 can whole chestnuts (200g)
Sugar 7 tbls
1 gardenia seed

1. Peel, dice and soak sweet potatoes in water. 2. Boil sweet potatoes with gardenia seed.

3. Season them with sugar, and remove the gardenia seed. 4. Mash them, and add sweet boiled chestnuts.