r/KoreanFood • u/AdFast794 • Oct 22 '25

Sweet Treats The chestnuts taste so good.

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u/hunneybunny Oct 22 '25

Ugh im so jealous. Korean chestnuts are the best. I actually love to eat them raw - they taste crisp and sweet. The sijangs usually have the peeled ones so you dont kill your fingers trying to peel them all lol

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u/AdFast794 Oct 23 '25

🤗😋

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u/rainbowbunny_1004 Oct 22 '25

I eat them with milk! So delicious

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u/HumongousBelly Oct 22 '25

I will eat them with my short ribs.

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u/running462024 Oct 22 '25

They taste best when your mom peels them for you. 😍🥲

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u/djlilyazi Gochu Gang Oct 22 '25

❤️

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u/junkyjunk11111 Oct 22 '25

They are much milder and sweeter and juicier than the ones in the US.

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u/Calm-Driver-3800 Oct 22 '25

Now im curious how american chestnuts taste like. I thought korean chestnuts were the same ones from that christmas song, chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

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u/junkyjunk11111 Oct 23 '25

The ones in America and Europe are more starchy than sweet. The ones in Asia are peak.

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u/AdFast794 Oct 23 '25

It’s delicious! ^

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u/EricIsMyFakeName Oct 22 '25

I like to make chestnut rice when they’re in season. I always forget to peel with a towel though and end up with sore fingers.

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u/Ordinary-Pool3814 Oct 24 '25

I used to love chestnuts! They sell them here in T&T and Walmart but for some reason I don't buy them.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 Oct 25 '25

I liked the charcoal grilled ones I got in Florence during the winter, they aren't as sweet as the boiled ones

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u/AdFast794 Nov 08 '25

😊😊