Comments on: The Green Shacks are Back ! http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/ When your passions are food and travel Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Andrea http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3120 Andrea Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:03:07 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3120 Heisse Marroni in a warm brown paper tüte....only way to go. Miss that! (The States need to get with it.) Heisse Marroni in a warm brown paper tüte….only way to go. Miss that! (The States need to get with it.)

]]> By: Kerrin http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3115 Kerrin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:41:44 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3115 Ryan, um, thanks... but do you want to know where I am whenever I am not traveling - plastered to my desk chair! ;) Jen, glad I could share the before picture! What do chestnuts from the Philippines taste like? Do they look the same? Giao, glad to have found another chestnut fan! Now that the season is here, I'll be devouring a reasonable amount too! And yes, their packaging is just fantastic! Ryan, um, thanks… but do you want to know where I am whenever I am not traveling – plastered to my desk chair! ;)

Jen, glad I could share the before picture! What do chestnuts from the Philippines taste like? Do they look the same?

Giao, glad to have found another chestnut fan! Now that the season is here, I’ll be devouring a reasonable amount too! And yes, their packaging is just fantastic!

]]> By: giao {kiss my spatula} http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3111 giao {kiss my spatula} Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:03:39 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3111 i can't tell you HOW many roasted chestnuts i devoured while in france and switzerland! i am in love with the packaging those little guys come in - so beautiful! i can’t tell you HOW many roasted chestnuts i devoured while in france and switzerland! i am in love with the packaging those little guys come in – so beautiful!

]]> By: jen laceda http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3105 jen laceda Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:52:31 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3105 Thanks for showing me how chestnuts REALLY look before they are stripped naked of their green fur! :) I've only had chestnuts from the Philippines. Thanks for showing me how chestnuts REALLY look before they are stripped naked of their green fur! :) I’ve only had chestnuts from the Philippines.

]]> By: Ryan @ Globester http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3098 Ryan @ Globester Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:14:26 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3098 I really admire you Kerrin, you've so much time to travel when I can't even think to leave my chair. :D I really admire you Kerrin, you’ve so much time to travel when I can’t even think to leave my chair. :D

]]> By: Kerrin http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3091 Kerrin Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:03:21 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3091 Julia, you have tasted chestnuts in London and New York - next up is Zurich for sure! So glad you read the Gourmet article, and SO glad you were enticed. Thanks for the thumbs up. Too funny about the "Green slacks are back." That made me chuckle for sure. Swiss fashion gone awry, haha! Julia, you have tasted chestnuts in London and New York – next up is Zurich for sure! So glad you read the Gourmet article, and SO glad you were enticed. Thanks for the thumbs up.

Too funny about the “Green slacks are back.” That made me chuckle for sure. Swiss fashion gone awry, haha!

]]> By: Julia @ Mélanger http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3080 Julia @ Mélanger Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:10:28 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3080 P.S. When I first read your headline, I thought it said, "Green slacks are back". Wondered what fashion happenings were going on in Zurich! ;) P.S. When I first read your headline, I thought it said, “Green slacks are back”. Wondered what fashion happenings were going on in Zurich! ;)

]]> By: Julia @ Mélanger http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3079 Julia @ Mélanger Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:09:44 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3079 I have never seen chestnut trees before. How exciting that you not only were able to capture these amazing photos, but were able to see first hand how they are handled by some friendly locals in Portugal. I remember having chestnuts firstly in London on a trip during the holiday season when I was a young 15. I also remember having them in NYC. Since then, I've not seen them. I would love to taste them again though. Great street food. Your article on Zurich in Gourmet is fantastic, too! You'll have to show me all those spots when I visit. :) I have never seen chestnut trees before. How exciting that you not only were able to capture these amazing photos, but were able to see first hand how they are handled by some friendly locals in Portugal. I remember having chestnuts firstly in London on a trip during the holiday season when I was a young 15. I also remember having them in NYC. Since then, I’ve not seen them. I would love to taste them again though. Great street food. Your article on Zurich in Gourmet is fantastic, too! You’ll have to show me all those spots when I visit. :)

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]]> By: Kerrin http://mykugelhopf.ch/2009/10/chestnuts-in-portugal/comment-page-1/#comment-3070 Kerrin Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:20:33 +0000 http://mykugelhopf.ch/?p=3445#comment-3070 becky, thanks! I could not agree more - whenever I travel or even just eat in a restaurant, I love to know about the history of the place, the story behind it all - adds so much to the experience for sure. Lani, that's right, I forgot about the chestnut stands in New York. I actually never tried them there, nor in Paris. I wasn't always a chestnut fan myself, but have come to really love them here in Zurich. As for lunch at the couple's home, it was homemade tomato soup, a big salad with potatoes, eggs and tuna, homemade bread, then the fresh cheese with jams. Did I bring back any goodies you asked? But of course, as always! ;) VeggieGirl, glad to hear you're a chestnut fan - raw or roasted? Rosa, we'll have to do a taste test of the chestnuts from the green and brown shacks - see how they compare! :) honey living, I had never seen chestnut trees either! The first day on our trip, I kept taking pictures of them and saying to myself how beautiful they were and also - what ARE they?! Until Olivier told me and finally pulled off the side of the road while driving so I could hop out and get a closer look! kelleyn, those spontaneous totally unplanned adventures are always the best. Thanks to Olivier speaking perfect Portuguese, we were able to meet a lot of people and have different experiences than if we weren't able to communicate with the locals. Romy, thanks for the welcome back wishes! And yes, I could hardly believe it myself how beautiful the chestnuts were. I thought when you crack them open, you would need to clean and polish them to get them to that state. But no, that's natural, right out of the outer skin like that! Amazing!! becky, thanks! I could not agree more – whenever I travel or even just eat in a restaurant, I love to know about the history of the place, the story behind it all – adds so much to the experience for sure.

Lani, that’s right, I forgot about the chestnut stands in New York. I actually never tried them there, nor in Paris. I wasn’t always a chestnut fan myself, but have come to really love them here in Zurich. As for lunch at the couple’s home, it was homemade tomato soup, a big salad with potatoes, eggs and tuna, homemade bread, then the fresh cheese with jams. Did I bring back any goodies you asked? But of course, as always! ;)

VeggieGirl, glad to hear you’re a chestnut fan – raw or roasted?

Rosa, we’ll have to do a taste test of the chestnuts from the green and brown shacks – see how they compare! :)

honey living, I had never seen chestnut trees either! The first day on our trip, I kept taking pictures of them and saying to myself how beautiful they were and also – what ARE they?! Until Olivier told me and finally pulled off the side of the road while driving so I could hop out and get a closer look!

kelleyn, those spontaneous totally unplanned adventures are always the best. Thanks to Olivier speaking perfect Portuguese, we were able to meet a lot of people and have different experiences than if we weren’t able to communicate with the locals.

Romy, thanks for the welcome back wishes! And yes, I could hardly believe it myself how beautiful the chestnuts were. I thought when you crack them open, you would need to clean and polish them to get them to that state. But no, that’s natural, right out of the outer skin like that! Amazing!!

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