45 Chestnut Castanea A chestnut is the seed of a tree related to the oak tree, which grows in the northern hemisphere. It grows its seeds in a spikey shell. Chestnuts can be eaten raw but they do not taste very good this way. They are most often roasted before you eat them, but they can also be eaten candied, boiled, steamed, grilled or used as a stuffing. 19451 Chestnut 45.jpg image/jpeg 307496 2012-04-20T09:30:34Z 48 Nuts Nuts Type 1 2011-02-09T00:37:17Z 2019-05-14T18:04:14Z false specific 21019 true FOOD00045