Roasted chestnut
| Alternative names | Castanhas assadas, chǎolìzi, gunbam |
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| Place of origin | Various |
| Main ingredients | Chestnuts |
| Similar dishes | Roasted sweet potato |
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| Chinese | 炒栗子 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "stir-fried chestnut" | ||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 군밤 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | roasted chestnut | ||||||||||||||
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| Portuguese | castanhas assadas | ||||||||||||||
Roasted chestnut is a popular autumn and winter street food in East Asia, Europe, and New York City. Asian chestnuts (Castanea crenata, C. mollissima) as well as European chestnuts (C. sativa) can be used.