Roast chestnuts – traditional winter fare
One of the nicest smells in the world, I think, is the smell of roast chestnuts wafted towards you on the chill wind in a grey London street.
And the taste is marvellous. The creamy flavour of the chestnut flesh, with the smoky taste of the crisped up skin where the peel has split and the flesh has begun to burn. It’s very different from the smoothness of marron glacé – candied chestnut; instead, it’s earthy and packs quite a punch. And you’ll be chewing away for a couple of minutes – the slightly floury, heavy flesh is not light-weight food.
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