Roast Chestnuts

Get down to Greenwich Park in October/November for this most simple of foragables: the sweet chestnut.

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• Chestnuts
• Baking tray

This is the easiest recipe ever and can be combined with any walk. Sweet chestnuts are the ones that seemed to be everywhere instead of proper conkers when we were kids (see picture).

All you do is score the shells with a knife, and put them in the oven for about half an hour on a medium heat. Once done, just pull the loosened skins off for a sweet and warming snack. Serve in paper bags.

See also roast chestnut ice cream