Halloween Chestnuts

Today is Halloween, and we are going to cook chestnuts especially for this occasion.

According to our tradition on October 31st. we celebrate the Chestnut’s day. It is normal to find street stands grilling chestnuts and also sweet potatoes. It is typical to buy chestnut sachets and eat them while walking when they are still warm. And also after lunch or dinner as a snack.


I cook them in a different way which goes as follows:

First we crack the chestnut as showed in the picture. After that we have to put them in a pot and put it on to heat. We have to add a salt tablespoonful and keep them on the stove about 1 hour, adding more water when boiling if necessary. In this way they tenderize.

After, we take them from the stove and put them in the oven and we will bake it for 1/2 hour, as we want to get them dried.

Once finished we can eat them warm or wait until they get cold. I prefer to eat them warm, especially when it is cold.