338730 Tue Oct 31 17:46:36 -0800 2006 7 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1985951 Does anyone know what's going on with chestnuts? Are they in short supply for some reason? Out of favor? Something else? It used to be that you could get chestnuts here in the New England around the beginning of October. But they're not available even now, and at a major supermarket, I was told they *might* be available around Thanksgiving!--by which time they'll be old and dried up. I was in the NYC area this past weekend 10/28 and I got some beautiful, very fresh (i.e. not shrunken) chestnuts at that wonderful market, Fairway. Tue Oct 31 17:46:36 -0800 2006 18055 Howard_2 1 1985964 try taking a walk on the common, I saw some chestnut trees there earlier this summer. I am going to go there soon and see if I can find some "free" chestnuts (: Tue Oct 31 17:50:25 -0800 2006 1985951 24546 bitsubeats 1 1986755 I believe those on the common are horse chestnuts. I saw some very fresh chestnuts at Russo's last weekend in Watertown,Ma Tue Oct 31 21:32:24 -0800 2006 1985951 25921 uman 2 1986792 I think you are right can't eat horse chestnuts or do they taste funky? Tue Oct 31 21:42:04 -0800 2006 1986755 24546 bitsubeats 1 1987350 I saw chestnuts at J Pace & Sons in Saugus last weekend. Wed Nov 01 01:00:10 -0800 2006 1985951 13819 Karl S 1 2108971 Not only are they not edible, they're toxic. And they're likely to be the only thing you'll randomly happen upon - thanks to careless/ignorant importations a century ago, chestnut blight is more or less ubiquitous in the US. Chestnuts used to be very common, but now few sweet chestnut trees are resistant enough to reach maturity, much less bear fruit. Mon Dec 18 12:26:29 -0800 2006 1985951 11980 MikeG 2 2108973 I could be wrong, but I believe all chestnuts here come from Italy. Mon Dec 18 12:29:03 -0800 2006 2108971 11097 coll 1 2109134 You may want to try Oriental markets, particularly Korean markets to see if you may actually be able to find some locally. Also here is a site that offers chestnuts but this year's supply has been sold. They have a link where you can sign up to be advised of next year's crop! http://www.buychestnuts.com/ Mon Dec 18 14:27:47 -0800 2006 1985951 19937 Kater