Have you ever actually eaten Chestnuts roasted over an open fire??

[kbken]

NASTY EATING- very bitter!!!!!!

 

[Castlebound]

We had some over an open fire just last weekend. My DH just had to try them with we were shopping at Old St. Charles. I thought they were just ok. My DH thought that they tasted like potato but with just a little sweetness.

 

[debloco]

Yes, I have. My uncle roasts them in a hopper he has for his fireplace. I thought it was so cool. But I didn't like the taste or texture of the roasted chestnuts.

 

[poohbear1029]

Yes, as a kid.

They taste like acorns.

Which I also tried as a kid.

Yuck to both!

Me too.....I can still taste the acorns...kinda bitter!

 

[MrsNick]

Nope, but have had them roasted in an oven at home - delicious, but too much work. I have had them from the jar (already peeled and yummy - instant gratification). And best of all were the chestnuts I got from a cart on the street in Paris. Ah, what I wouldn't do for some of those right now

 

[Ranatra]

I Love chestnuts!
I bake them and peel them and use them in our stuffing.

 

[spoon full of sugar]

We did this a couple years ago in the oven, I thought they tasted like lima beans .

 

[Nancy]

I only eat them when I'm in NYC near Rockerfeller Center looking at the tree. It's a tradition. I love the smell of them.

That's where I tried them! Won't eat them again. I finished the whole bag even though I thought they were gross, but my BIL paid for them so I couldn't throw them out.

 

[Honu]

Yes, as a kid.

They taste like acorns.

Which I also tried as a kid.

Yuck to both!

People eat acorns? I would never think to eat an acorn. I've have eaten a chestnut though and I won't make that mistake again.

 

[Micca]

We had 'em at the GF too...

 

[Imzadi]

Never roasted them over an open fire, but I love them boiled! They are much moister & not as dry & mealy tasting. They do need to be pierced even when boiling. I rinse them off real well before boiling.

 

[thelionqueen]

Did you go to Georgetown? When I lived in Denver I went to Georgetown every December to get in the Christmas spirit - I just love the old Victorian atmosphere.
But to answer your question NEVER tried the chestnuts. We had a chestnut tree inthe neighborhood as a kid I can just couldn't bring myself to think of those little things as a food source.

YES, we did go to Georgetown! It is a small world after all! The Christmas Market there is going on this weekend as well. We had a wonderful breakfast in a quaint little restaurant called the Happy Cooker. They had the absolute BEST hot spiced cider I've ever had. We stayed the night and it was COLD. When I say cold, I mean the high that day was 5 degrees and that was at midnight. It was great! We love to go there and really get into the Christmas spirit.

 

[holycow]

Ha! I just bought some to try...my DS and I were watching the food channel and everyone was raving how good they were! Now I don't know if I want to go to the trouble. lol

Holycow

 

[Fanci]

mmmm...soft brains.....

 

[cdrn1]

I was so excited to try them. We were at the Spanish Steps in Rome and it seemed like such a romantic thing to do, such a festive atmosphere and BOY WERE THEY NASTY. They were mushy and truly did taste like acorns. (Yep, I tried acorns too!) What a letdown!

 

[LeCras]

I had roasted chestnuts every autumn when I lived in Paris. As soon as it starts getting cold outside the street vendors appear, roasting chestnuts on metal drums. You can smell it all over Paris, absolutely wonderful.

Charlotte

 

[Gary M]

I tried them at the GF a few years ago and thought they were terrible.

 

[Michigan]

Yes at the Grand Floridian one year when we were there for MVMCP and they were nasty.

 

[Gupsmom]

I love Chestnuts!!! I've been eating them since I was a little kid. 2 of my kids like them too. We were in heaven on out trip last year...when they served them, FREE, at the Grand Floridian.

I boil them for 20 minutes.

Just curious....for those that use the oven, How long do you bake them for?

Jess

 

[supercarrie]

I haven't, but I walk by the chestnut vendor every day on my way to university (just outside the British Museum.) Its the same group of men who sell the hot dogs, so I avoid them with that association in my mind!