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[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bring back roasting chestnuts over an open fire!

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Maybe the American ones taste better, but the store bought ones I had years ago were disappointing. Maybe you need to dress them up, these were plain.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 4 points 2 days ago

Maybe you just needed Jack Frost nipping at your nose?

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

Roasted chestnuts just taste like weird potatoes to me

[–] vardogor@mander.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

gotta try with butter and sugar, maybe cinnamon--remember, we're American. the store bought boxed ones aren't really the same though, they're better for crumbling up into other stuff

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Had some for the first time a few weeks ago, I wasn't a fan, and they were American