Here are nine crunchy facts about everyone’s favourite festive nut. If you want to get ... the Appennines in Central Italy, people really focused on chestnuts, which grew really well in the ...

Chestnuts are the seeds of the chestnut tree, belonging to the Castanea genus. Unlike other nuts, chestnuts are starchy rather than oily, with a flavor that's reminiscent of sweet potatoes.

Wild British sweet chestnuts are not fully ripe until they fall in large numbers in late October. Look for the glint of shiny dark brown nuts; paler nuts are unripe and will quickly shrivel.

Were roasted chestnuts really a thing? I thought chestnut trees were extinct ... One county in Virginia that “had a decade earlier produced tens of thousands of bushels” had virtually no nut-bearing ...

Visiting Italy in the offseason offers unique experiences and fewer crowds. Seasonal foods like mushrooms and chestnuts ...

I really hadn’t eaten chestnuts before I planted these and it took, like, seven years before they started producing nuts,” Loken said. Loken said his U-pick chestnut farm has been running for ...

The trick is to make sure the inner nut is thoroughly cooked and tender before peeling. And of course, make sure to peel the nuts while they're still hot from the oven. Roasting chestnuts really ...

The winner is the first person who shatters their opponent’s nut. So naturally, having a steel chestnut would immediately break the game at its most basic level, assuring victory when one is ...

Chop the chestnuts roughly and add them to the pan. Stir everything to combine. Transfer the mix to a medium greased bunt tin of choice – I used a silicone one as it's easier to remove the nut ...

“But there’s some really interesting promise and hope ... And unlike other nut trees, the chestnut “masts”—produces a large crop—every year, making it far more prolific.

The chefs of Otowasan Kannonji Temple make a tofu fritter with chestnuts, gingko nuts and lily bulbs. Add some hot sauce to complete this delicious treat packed with the flavors of autumn.