@cwebber Have your heard of our lord and savior, the marron glacé? ↴
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marron_glac%C3%A9

@cwebber Chestnut souffle! (We always have one or two packs of vacuum-packed shelled chestnuts in stock, stays good forever, and suitable for all recipes)

@cwebber My grandmother had a couple of chestnut trees on her yard, she would roast them and they were, as you have discovered, quite tasty. Unfortunately the trees both succumbed to the Chestnut blight that killed off others.

@cwebber if you can find chestnut flour there are many delicious cakes that use it

@cwebber should you ever happen to come to Munich during winter, you’ll be delighted to find a bunch of street vendors roasting chestnuts over little coal fires in their carts.

(Munich is pretty terrible on street food generally, but credit where it’s due)

I suspect that roasted chestnuts would make a great vegetarian protein for various kinds of meals, but I haven't tried this yet.