hot chastnuts

[devilwoman]

may sound silly, but i've never had these chestnuts,
whats the difference between them and conkers? or is it the same thing?
what do chestnuts taste like

[taylor01]

Ime not sure if they are the same but i do know they taste delicious!!! Roast them in the oven on low for about an hour, then add salt, yummy. Really creamy nutty taste!!! ENJOY!!!

[Octavius]

Conkers roasting on an open fire eh?! Doesn�t have the same dulcet tone does it. "Conkers" are the seeds, in the form of nuts, of the Horse Chestnut. These are inedible. You need chestnuts from a (sweet) chestnut tree (no horses involved).

Frankly though, I find that the smell of chestnuts roasting is 100% nicer than any form of hideous taste they produce. But that�s my view. Give them a go if you see someone roasting them and see for yourself.

[horsestache1]

Chestnuts (not conkers) are delicious, also find a recipie and have a go at chestnut stuffing makes the turkey more succulent and far more tasty. Yummmmmmm

[wolf63]

or you could go into the supermarket and buy a bag that says "chestnuts". Never tried them either. Brazil nuts are my weakness.

[devilwoman]

thanks guys, chestnuts always remind me of christmas in a chrismassy card sort of way, but never tried them, i love every other kind of nut though, brazil, almonds, peanuts.
monkey nuts coconuts. taylor, do chestnuts have shells then, i suppose you peel it off after its cookd lol.

[MORELLO]

Are yo u meant to peel them before roasting? As a kid we'd roast them until they exploded, and salvage what we could, but on an advert I saw Jamie 'my tounge's too big' Oliver roasting what looked like pre-peeled ones? Don't they dry out?

[MORELLO]

'tongue' - If y'going to make fun of someone, spell it right!!

[devilwoman]

never known anyone tell themselves off before

[razza]

Put a couple of holes through the skin before roasting.When I was young there was a hot chestnut seller in Pond Street,Sheffield,I always bought a bag on saturday night after football at Hillsborough,I have roasted them myself,dipped in a bit of salt,but they do not taste like I remember.

[taylor01]

definately roast them with the skins on, on a low heat they wont explode