Roasted Chestnuts

[FAB*SpiceySpice]

I agree with FSUZeta, I had them *once* and that was enough. I tried them b/c I thought they might be interesting at least but ewww, they were awful. The inside is kind of oddly sweet and chewy with a weird powdery kind of aftertaste. It's also kind of squishy and soft to the touch, after you take off the hard outer shell. Totally not my thing, yuck.

[Still BLUTANG]

aww, i used to have these all the time when i was little. i remember them being good, but it might have just been because i was a little kid.

the description above of them being similar to a sweet potato is the taste i'm remembering.

[KATwoman]

Originally Posted by FAB*SpiceySpice

I agree with FSUZeta, I had them *once* and that was enough. I tried them b/c I thought they might be interesting at least but ewww, they were awful. The inside is kind of oddly sweet and chewy with a weird powdery kind of aftertaste. It's also kind of squishy and soft to the touch, after you take off the hard outer shell. Totally not my thing, yuck.

This is a perfect description. I think they're kinda gross too. And they're pretty messy.

[trojangal]

We do a special dish of creamed roasted chestnuts. We roast them in the oven or the frying pan, then Mother makes them in some type of cream sauce. Sis found an easier way to roast them, but don't remember how. For those of you wanting to give roasted chestnuts a second chance, this dish isn't too bad.