Turkiye: cooked chestnut is sold for 200 liras

In Eskişehir, entering the last days of the year, chestnut vendors started to take their places on the streets slowly. Chestnuts, which were harvested in October and November, started to warm the citizens on cold days. Chestnuts, which are indispensable especially on New Year's Eve, are waiting for their buyers on the counters. “Sales are 3-4 times higher at the beginning of the year” Hikmet Karagöz, who continues to sell the chestnuts that he has cooked for years in Eskişehir at his counter, emphasized that they expect a high level of sales as the New Year's Eve approaches. Mentioning that they opened the counter a short time ago, Karagöz said, “Currently, we are selling 100 grams of cooked chestnuts for 20 liras. Its weight is equivalent to 200 pounds. We have a sales period of five months in total. We are usually at the head of our bread boat in ...