Roasted Chestnuts
I’m going to state something obvious, but I think it’s a sentiment many people will agree with: Sometimes a person just wants to eat.
Nevermind washing, chopping, slicing, peeling, defrosting, cooking, warming, roasting, baking, well, you get the point.
So when you want instant gratification and more specifically something sweet and starchy to eat, these Roasted Chestnuts work.
Tear open the package in three seconds.
Pop a piece into your mouth in two seconds.
And feel the roasted chestnut hit your stomach in, um, I’m not sure. (I didn’t pay much attention in my high school Health class; I think I was too busy thinking about the upcoming lunch period.)
Ohhhhh, those look so curious! I mean, I want to try them! I don’t really eat chestnuts. Maybe in those Doraemon red bean cakes. How are these? Savory? Sweet?
Lian: Because they’re chestnuts and starchy, I feel like I’m eating something more substantial than some other snacks. They are sweet. I wasn’t impressed with these roasted chestnuts the first time I ate them (the only other form I’d experienced chestnuts in before was in layer cakes from Chinese bakeries), but they slowly grew on me; now I like them all right.
An LJ poster said they tried another brand of roasted chestnuts, Goldensmell, that they didn’t like because it smelled and tasted like tuna, so you may want to stay away from that one. I’ve seen one other brand besides this and the Goldensmell one; it’s also in a red pouch but I haven’t tried it. This cost around $1.09, so you probably won’t be out much if you give it a try.
- Cindy
oh, these are so good. I love them, especially since my grandmother brought them to the US from China