Comments on: Castanas / Roasted Chestnuts

By: yahtheih

yahtheih — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:07:23 +0000

hey do you guys know where castanas came from? is it from a tree or grows underground or what? and i’d also like to know how to grow them so that i wouldn’t wait for xmas season anymore just to eat them…

awww.. im really addicted to castanas even most of my friends say its difficult to peel..

thanks in advance!!

+_^

By: Doddie Householder

Doddie Householder — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:31:53 +0000

I stumbled on this website through PinoyCooks links. To answer some of the questions, the small black things in the huge wok where they roast the chestnuts are small volcanic stones normally found on the beach. Which beach where I dunno.

Chestnut roasters here in Korea would cut a small half-inch slit on the bottom of each nut before roasting them over hot coals or stones. Nuts that have cooked would pop slightly out of its shell and more or less have not stuck to its inner skin. I love chinese chestnuts or mandarin chestnuts. It’s lucky we get it here all year round in Korea.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:38:23 +0000

haha, just yesterday i received a joke thru email about this parrot named chet, who could sing when a flame was put on either foot. the owner decided maybe he should put a flame in between his legs–and so the parrot sang, “chet’s nuts roasting on an open fire…”

i love chestnuts that are still small and “young”(?) they’re slightly sweetish pa and easy to peel. i think this christmas season, i’ve not had one chestnut! tsk, tsk.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 12:11:36 +0000

Gonzo are they stones or steel ball bearing equivalents??? Not sure. But they are there to heat or roast the nuts evenly rather than apply super hot heat from a raging flame… Ray, not sure how to get them to remain soft, maybe throw them into a warm oven again?

By: Ray P. Ignacio

Ray P. Ignacio — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:49:34 +0000

After cooking the chestnuts, it gets cold, then it becomes hard to peel off the skin. Do you have a tip on how make it stay soft and easy to remove the skin?