date:Nov 15, 2013
riety has made a comeback as a prized delicacy in puddings, as well as roasted on street corners in winter. But as the Chinese wasp has spread across the country and production has dropped dramatically, prices have shot up, leading unscrupulous vendors to label cheaper Chinese imports as Italian, said Bazzana.
An Italian consortium of producers, Castel del Rio, said it had found 5,000 tonnes of chestnuts on the market bearing its name, when it produced only 550 tonnes. This is nothing but fraud