Italian Grandma Makes Roasted Chestnuts

[@estherjurado7351]

It's 1045pm here in Los Angeles California getting ready to say my Rosary and I always include you Mamasita Gina, love the vedio will roast some for Thanksgiving. God bless you and may Blessed ever Virgen Mother Mary keep you all the days of your life. Viva Gina!

[@Paula-go3tl]

Gina, I miss my Italian grandmother like a fish needs water. Thank you for being you and helping me feel close and remembering her. You are so precious. God bless you and your family.

[@inci2]

What a wonderful comment !!!Warm greetings from Germany.

[@marthafazzini9835]

Yes

[@randamakarem7659]

I love you and I love your dishes lovely grandma

[@randamakarem7659]

Love from Lebanon.

[@catmansma]

IM so happy that you have a book on amazon...YOU ARE A PUBLISHED AUTHOR, GINA!!! How wonderful that you show that we all can do something in our lives no matter our age. I'm 62 and thinking, What can I do? Thank you Gina. You and your family should be proud. You all helped each other. That's family. Not everyone has a supportive family. Thank you Gina and family. Take Care

[@monymony68]

She reminds me so much of my Nonna Tina. Seeing Gina brings tears to my eyes. She’s a jewel! ❤️

[@pastagirl1]

OMG...I adore this woman. My parents always had roasted chestnuts, walnuts, pecans....in a basket, on the table after dinner with several nut crackers...and everybody sat and talked, ate nuts, and drank coffee into the wee hours of the night....

[@mackie32x4]

Yep usually with Zambuc and tangerines!! Even some Galliano in that tall bottle!!

[@sandrastreifel6452]

She’s charming!

[@loveisreal4296]

Yes, same here♥️

[@doloreschieffo1234]

Nonna Gina sei uno spettacolo della vita!🤗

[@bloodstone2000]

I've Missed you Nona Gina!💗 You brighten my day everytime I hear your beautiful Voice..

[@kathyhanks2750]

Glad to see you again. Missed you Grandma Gina 💜💐

[@rondawohl3562]

This brings back wonderful memories of my father roasting chestnuts in the oven when we were children. It seems that he just took the chestnuts from a small brown paper bag, laid them out on a large cookie sheet and heated them in the oven until they split open, but I'm sure now, watching Gina, that he must've scored them with a knife. And he was the only one who really enjoyed them. We all thought they had an interesting taste, but not something we ever grew to like. But my dad was just fine with that -- all the more for him to enjoy!! And we got our pleasure from just watching him. It was the only thing I ever remember seeing him cook!

[@fatmakucuk5941]

Thank you Gina for taking me back to my childhood and i relived those joyful days. My dad used to cut chestnuts, it was his duty. My mom used to roast chestnuts on winter evenings. We would happily gather around the table. Sometimes my mom made boiled chestnuts, in Turkey we call it "tuzlama." Thanks again Gina for taking me back to the past. Thank you my beloved mom, rest in peace.

[@edieparastatides9403]

My Greek husband used to roast chestnuts on top of the wood stove. I never knew how to pick the good chestnuts and how to cook them in the oven. Thank you so much for showing us how to do this. It is a real joy to watch your videos! Thank you for being such a wonderful person! 🥰

[@maryl8132]

I literally smile through the entire video. I just so enjoy watching Grandma Gina.

[@carlap9859]

I'm so happy you made roasted chestnuts. I've always wondered how to cook them. Love your videos! My family's from Sicily and you remind me so much of my grandmother, she loved to cook and share her passion for cooking and singing in Italian with her family. I know she would've loved to watch your videos!

[@inci2]

The way Gina showed it is not known in Germany. We just cut off the tip of the chestnuts and toast them in the oven. In Germany chestnuts were sold a lot at the Christmas markets. Freshly roasted on charcoal grills

[@cherylkhoja917]

@@inci2Ms. Gina is Italian that is the way Italian people make it. I wish at 86 years old. I could do half the things she does.

[@overmarsdaria3222]

@@inci2 I do the same! I cut them and roast them without boil and they are fantastic. Gina way is good if you have plenty of time.

[@jeanjones7933]

I love this little Italian Grandma! She gets so much joy by cooking !

[@rutjeisbri3475]

I just bought some... and here you are showing me how to make them Nonna... so glad to see you again and sending me yo memory lane of my own nonna... God bless you xxx

[@BeckeyGirard]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Nonna Gina!

[@debdebdoodle]

You make me so happy! I never knew about soaking the chestnuts in hot water before roasting! I will make them like this for Thanksgiving!!! God Bless You, Nona Gina♥️

[@maritec2009]

👍🤤 danke Grandma Gina. Es ist sooo schön dich zu sehen 💖

[@tammycomer2229]

Your family is so blessed .. we have lost our Italian Heritage once my grandparents passed away who where both born in 1917..

[@gloriabeauvais3007]

Thank you! Brings back such good childhood memories!

[@georgialarson5877]

I just bought them & tonight is roasted chestnuts. I’m doing it your way. I hv no doubt they’ll turn out perfect. I never put them in water after slicing & I know they’ll be better. Thank you Gina.

[@carmenpeters728]

I make chestnuts every year. some times they have worm holes. this year I was in Chinatown San Francisco and I bought beautiful chestnuts. There are a few ways to make them. i always like to learn something new. Grazzi voi Gina. Buona natale.

[@smurfiennes]

You should soak them in water. The ones with worm holes will float

[@Patti-vj5kv]

Ahh. Brings back such wonderful memories of sitting around the table cracking open the chestnuts and other mixed roasted nuts my nonna used to have out on the table. We would have our meal first and then break out the fennel and nuts! I can remember sitting for hours just talking and laughing with my family. Thank you Gina for taking me back to those wonderful holiday times with my family. Wishing you many blessings this thanksgiving. God Bless🙏🏻❤️

[@dhurley8522]

Wow.. my dad always had fennel and mixed nuts, chestnuts…after dinner too…and he used a nut cracker..I still have them.. my Italian parents are gone now, these are the things I remember 🇮🇹🙏🏻❤️

[@donnameyer5864]

@@dhurley8522 We did the same at my Nonna's house. Always had the fennel and mixed nuts after dinner, The chestnuts were always included at the holidays.

[@annetteherrera2813]

This is what all Italians have at Thanksgiving & Christmas, this is a must! I love watching Gina.

[@bigsistermaria5578]

Thank you Mama Gina. I love you so much. When I hear you speak you take me back to the good old days of being around my Italian family And with my grandmother who didn't speak any English. Thank you for your Italian kitchen making great Italian dishes. Thank you for the memories you bring. I love you Mama Gina. 🥰

[@csmats5374]

Every other tutorial I've seen on roasting chestnuts makes it seem like some sort of complicated mystical alchemy. Thanks so much for taking the mystery out in favor of what I kind of knew instinctively -- it's roasting a nut but you just have to cut the shell first. I love her childhood memories, too; actually that's one of my favorite things about this channel. She's just a treasure. And her cooking ain't so bad either. Can't wait for more as the holiday season progresses.

[@jacobdecarli]

I was literally just talking about chestnuts with my wife this evening about how i miss collecting them from my nona's yard and roasting them. Thank you for the video❤

[@amydimarco8565]

must try her method.(def love how you cut them, better than how i usually do) Have to try to find nice chestnuts. Have been hard to find nice ones. Your book is such a staple in my kitchen.

[@nyhuus85]

Its actully funny because there in october my mom and my little sister on 27 and both my nieces the oldest is getting 5 years old dec 27 6 days after my birthday decc21 hehe, and the youngest 1 she is 1.5 years old and is the biggest princess charming hehe, well we have made this chestnut collecting as a tradition every year, were my cousin on 41 and her 2 twin girls they are 7- years old and her bonus son on 10, they come and we have made sandwish and we have warn coffee/tea for the adults and warm cacao to the kids, and then we are using 3 hours together were we collecting chestnuts, well thise are ofc the thise nornal chestnuts Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnuts), from about 10 at noon then when the clock is about 12(lunchtime) we are packing out some biiig warm blankets on the ground(ofc if there isnt any outdoor places were we can sit down, and then we eat our sandwish and get some hot to drink, and when we are doone, we use 1-2 hours more to collect chestnuts, and then drives home to my sister or mom, where the men have made ready, so we can make chestnut authumn/fall decorations and chestnuts animals and so on, it is just sooo cozy fun and relaxing with some quality time

[@angelalawrence2600]

I didn’t know the boil for 15 min !!

[@nyhuus85]

@@angelalawrence2600 i have never try eating chestnut only thise water chestnut or what ever they called, and that wasnt something for me, but i have hear that chestnut should taste pretty good

[@kimquinn7728]

@@nyhuus85 Totally different than these chestnuts. So happy she made this recipe.

[@umapessoa4870]

You're such a sweet person. I miss my nonna so much and everytime i see your videos i feel like I'm back when I was 8yo sitting in the kitchen counter while she cooks. Thank you for bringing back these memories and making me feel so close to her again.

[@gloriasantoro7523]

Dear Gina, you brought back really happy memories. We would have chestnuts every Sunday from Thanksgiving to New Year after our big Italian dinner and the adults would drink Grandpop's homemade wine. Those were the best days. Thank you for the good memories.. You are beautiful, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and your family.

[@Joanne-yl2sx]

Thank you Gina. It reminds me of my mom, she loved chestnuts every thanksgiving ❤️. I make a handful every year in her memory ❤️

[@86mustanggt]

Wow this brings back memories.. I remember when I was young my grandfather put the nuts in the oven and all the years he made them every year for The holidays this one year he forgot to cut the shell and those nuts popped in the oven. Good time. Great video.

[@mimirose5909]

My daughter's name is Gina. Grandma Gina, you bring me back to my happy childhood days. Thank you.😘😘

[@danaa2480]

Grandma Gina ~ you bring me so much joy! I am always smiling when I watch you. Chestnuts remind me of a time when life was different, better, happier. Happy Thanksgiving! 😊

[@jovitanavarro7247]

Grandma Gina so good to see you again ☺️..i love your recipes and your singing makes me smile and feel good

[@dennisallport5704]

Family and Thanksgiving indeed! Thank you, Gina! We love you in Detroit!

[@Chipixnet]

Grazie Gina! Last time I was in Italy I was able to attend Sagra della Castagna e del Tartufo Nero - Bagnoli Irpino

[@brendawheelen637]

Perfect timing - right before the holidays! I am 100% making these and my family will sit around the table and crack open warm Chestnuts and play table games! How fun. Thank you for a perfect idea!!( my store will probably have to order in Chestnuts, but they will). I’m so excited! Thank you😀

[@seramaselli8386]

Brava Gina. Duch wonderful memories ❤

[@blue-eyedsoul4239]

Cara Signora Gina, I'm so happy to see you again today! I want to add my name to the list of all the others who commented about the beautiful memories you brought back with the castagnas. Such a happy tradition for millions of families around the world! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!! Love you and God bless you always 💐❤️😇🙏

[@justalookalike]

My Grandmother And I Love Watching Your Videos Together! ❤️ 🙏🏽

[@maribeth307]

I absolutely love everything and anything Italian Grandma makes. It reminds me of my childhood in kitchen with my own Italian Grandma, teaching me the same great methods. Wish I could give her a big hug. Her recipes are truly authentic and delicious. Keep the recipes coming!!! P.S. I would give anything to spend time with you in your kitchen. You always put a smile on my face. You're the best. Loving you here in Loveland, Colorado ❤️

[@sanasamira7119]

I watched it till the end not because of the recipe but for the grandma, how happily she is explaining the small things and was eating chestnuts remembering her old days her family days.❤

[@annamariarizzo2184]

Hi Grandma Gina! It’s so nice to see you. Chestnuts are always part of our Italian Traditions. In our family we do a cross cut on top. I will definitely try your method this year to pour boiling water over chestnuts before baking and then the damp towel. Your chestnuts look delicious. Thanks for the recipe. Congratulations on your cookbook it is truly a treasure just like you. We are all lucky that Grandmas like you still exist. God Bless you! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family🦃!

[@ZombieQueen819]

Thank you so much for all the information on how to buy them and not to buy,, and how to put a cut on them,, thank you for the step by step directions on how to cook these properly

[@kathrynbraun2073]

Oh how I delight hearing, “Hello, I’m Gina”! ♥️ bless you ma’am

[@sandrasheldon5407]

Gina reminds me of a wonderful Italian neighbor I had growing up. Thanks for the chestnut recipe, I can't wait to try making them my self.

[@johnnyrocket5285]

I love your grandma, she is an awesome old school cook.

[@jeanniemariecaruso2853]

ThiSGirL can’t thank you enough. It’s yesterday once more when i watch your channel. I miss my Mother and my Mother’s Mother who you remind me so much of. Truly, you could be sisters you look so much alike, and everything you do, say, and cook, it’s like i’m watching my Nana. They both passed in the same year 9 years ago, and my world just hasn’t been the same. I believe it was no accident to stumble across your channel. Truly it was fate. You helped me remember so many wonderful times being in the kitchen with both my Beautiful Mother and my Nana which my broken heart had hidden from me. Probably, so that I wouldn’t drown in my own tears. GOD BLESS YOU Grandma Gina

[@andrastetriformis6241]

My mouth watered as you ate them! Thank you for sharing all your love and knowledge! ❤❤❤

[@rueblo]

Cara Gina, che bello rivederla con un nuovo video, ho fatto il polpettone, sua ultima ricetta, era buonissimo! Grazie! Lei è sempre molto brava in tutto quello che fa e poi mi permetto anche di dirle che è sempre bella, come una regina nella sua cucina! Le auguro tutto il bene del mondo e l’abbraccio con grande affetto 💚

[@jessica-nx3wk]

Another great recipe from Gina! ❤❤❤ I always enjoy the beautiful stories Gina tells and her lovely singing

[@tumblebugspace]

Thanks, Grandma Gina! Roasted chestnuts smell like holiday time. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@enasJewaid]

God bless you Grandma. I roasted chestnut wrongly yesterday. Perfect timing to learn the right way of roasting chestnut. Thank you.

[@jocarson5310]

I love watching your videos Grandma Gina! God bless you and your family during this holiday season! ❤️❤️❤️

[@denisegiallombardo4797]

Nonna Gina, I am so glad to see you and hear your wonderful voice! You remind me so much of our Sicilian family. Food was love, and hospitality, and sharing. My Sicilian grandmother used to make chestnuts at Christmas time! I hope we get to see more of you! 🥰❤️

[@roberterickson9885]

Wow! Gina you brought back a childhood memory. We had these on Christmas eve after midnight mass. My mother made a cross mark on them, boiled them then baked. She also made chestnut soup with another batch of chestnuts Thank you for the memories God bless you and family Judy

[@debradowling800]

My Nana boiled them first also. Sweet memories.

[@deaconsmom2000]

Grandma Gina just lifted my Christmas blues. You don't realize how much you'll miss the accent and the speech patterns until you haven't heard them for 40 years.

[@albakossen2573]

Gina, watching you brings back so many wonderful memories. Roasting chestnuts was a family affair.

[@kimquinn7728]

Good morning, Gina! I bought these at the grocers yesterday, remembering I watched this video last week and after I open the curtains and have my coffee, I am rinsing, soaking and roasting these babies EXACTLY as you have instructed. Finally! Like my moms. Thank you for this joy I will experience today, Gina. You are a jewel!😘

[@mariapepper1666]

Gina, you look so beautiful! You bring tears to my eyes and joy to my heart! I always say how you remind me of my dear mother and how I would cook with her in the kitchen. But, chestnuts!! That was my Dad's job! My mother would buy the chestnuts and also a variety of other nuts for Thanksgiving. He would make two cuts into the chestnuts in the shape of a cross. How we loved them. Wishing you and your family a Blessed Thanksgiving. Sending prayers and love from Rhode Island.

[@joannewilson6847]

Hello lovely Grandma Gina. Thankyou for showing me how to roast chestnuts. Take care love from Australia xxx

[@angelolight5718]

Grazie Tanto, mama Gina, Ciao I am enjoying the cookbook too, Happy Thanksgiving !

[@donnamauriello8444]

My Dad’s favorite Christmas Eve Treat!!!!! I made them for him every year!!!!! He’s no longer with me and I miss him terribly, I haven’t made them since he passed in 2016!

[@GolDreadLocks]

Chestnuts 101 with Nonna Gina! Thank you, chestnuts are my favourite treat for Christmas, it is a family tradition!

[@sharonafshari4485]

I have never seen chestnuts cook d before. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@jerigood4355]

My first time seeing how Chestnuts are cooked. Thank you for sharing. Love your videos Gina ❤

[@natalielazarowicz9757]

Hey Gina!! Love your channel! Thank you so much for sharing Italian recipes for us to try!! You are an amazing and charming woman!! You are such an amazing cook!! God bless you!! Nothing but the best for you!!

[@ELToroPoopoo1]

As a child, my friend had a chestnut tree in her yard. We would take the spiny hulls off and cook them on a campfire. So sweet and tender. Thank you for your recipes and kindness. I cooked with my grandmother my whole life and now I cook with my grandsons, meatballs and sauce are the favorite. My grandsons call me Nonni. God bless you and your family.

[@josettemonachino4162]

I love these videos. I watch one a day. Gina is priceless. Makes me love my heritage more. Thank you Gina

[@NenaVA1]

Omg, I remember being served this when I was in Germany...they had this real cool Italian restaurant with a family from Naples and they made this for the holidays...it's sssssoooooo good too!!

[@patriciahamer419]

Growing up in jersey with my Italian family chestnuts 🌰 we’re a definite thing during the holidays….I don’t have any of the old timers left but I always make a few for myself…I didn’t know to soak first and mine we always a little dry …I am so very happy you showed me the right way to do it…thank you my dear friend…god bless xox …ps…I hope I can find chestnuts in Cape May as beautiful as the ones you have …wish me luck 🍀

[@zoomjps25]

Un vrai rayon de soleil. We love you Mama Gina ♡

[@iiaxuriaii1063]

Beatiful mamma Gina. I remember this ,the same from old times when we all children had black hands when we had to peel it of because we used the fire to bake them. That is one of the best children's memories I remember. Thank you for rimend me of that, my childhood❤️. Whish you all happiness and god and nice health❤️🙋🏻

[@49ers_red_and_gold2]

Grandma Gina 🥰🥰🥰

[@farahkhelaifia5921]

Omg I love this woman, she remind me my mother , thank you for sharing, I had tears on my eyes I love the way she talks , remind me my childhood ❤️

[@v1ct0r1ana]

Thank you for teaching us how to do this! The mystery is solved about Chestnuts and the holidays. Songs like Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,,,,and another one Pop, Pop, Pop, so happy. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, I am thankful for all of you!

[@mariocamilleri5184]

Thanks Gina for your good recipes that you share with us.♥️

[@klimtkahlo]

My dad always made these in the Fall, in Portugal. They also sold them on the street corners, like barbecued and they gave them to you in a newspaper cone. The smell of it alone was wonderful!!! HE cut them a little deeper and put sea salt from our town, kosher, the thick grain. It was delicious. If you don’t cut them they explode like bombs, just if anyone is wondering.

[@cblocker3149]

Thank you, Grandma Gina. First time I’ve seen anyone roast and open up Chestnuts. 😍

[@beatamiller8955]

Oh I missed seeing you! I've never thought of making this at home. Thank you for teaching us how to do it. 😘

[@jeannine8237]

Thank you so much for this Gina! I am missing my parents so much leading into the holiday and I was just saying to my husband how I would love to roast chestnuts for Thanksgiving like they did when I was young. Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving and sending you love.

[@marthafazzini9835]

Us as well. Missing those that have gone before us

[@donnameyer5864]

@@marthafazzini9835 Yes, very much so!

[@loveyf853]

Just purchased a 5lb bag....fennel & chestnuts....never mind the price....Enjoy

[@Georgi13]

Thank you for sharing Gina! They look Fantastic!! Will try your way next time.

[@carmelabologna9051]

What beautiful, wonderful memories you brought back to me! Roasted chestnuts are one of my favorites and only me and my mother took the time to make them. They are so hard to find now where I live, but when I do find them, I always treat myself! Thank you so much , Cara Gina, we all love you!

[@captcjl]

Buon Natale Nonna Gina! I remember my Father roasting chestnuts in a what looked like an old cake pan on the stove. I'm pretty sure he soaked them but I know he used to cut a cross in them. I wish I would've known about soaking them in boiling water 43 yrs ago! I only found that out after years of trial and error. The soaking in the boiled water helps to separate the inner skin on them which can be a pain in the asino when it sticks. Thank you so much for bringing back great memories of times spent with our families. It's great to be Italian! I love all your videos and I love you too! Dio benidica te e la tua famiglia!

[@ig9038]

Thank you for sharing your recipe and thank you for sharing your memories of your family.

[@Nanetteb]

You make me so joyful of your existence Gina.God bless you of being a miracle that our times we get so stressed and cynical and no joy then at all.You help with the healing part for us.

[@mariacasella979]

I've always wondered how to roast chestnuts..Thank you Nona Gina-I am using and loving your cookbook soo much...I hope you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving and Holiday season..I love you so much ❤️🙏

[@AmyOgdenMichigan]

What? I didn’t know she had a cookbook? Is it new? On Amazon?

[@aleta5873]

Me too...

[@mardishores4016]

Cook Book?

[@inci2]

The way Gina showed it is not known in Germany. We just cut off the tip of the chestnuts and toast them in the oven. In Germany chestnuts were sold a lot at the Christmas markets. Freshly roasted on charcoal grills

[@HFTLH]

My dad has roasted chestnuts in the fireplace for the family during the Christmas season in recent years. They are delicious! Nice to learn how to roast them in the oven as well, and to hear about her happy memories.

[@lizelliott2169]

Thank you Gina for showing us how to roast chestnuts❗️🥰 We love you❗️🇺🇸

[@anngosda7333]

My mom was Italian she taught me how to roast chestnuts, great memories. I miss her.

[@davidmillanti6523]

This reminds me of my grandma‘a kitchen, where I had the best food experiences of my life. She was from Giuliano di Roma. All of her food was good, but one of my favorites was Ciamella all’ anice.

[@carriemartinez2933]

Nonna Gina, I just adore you!!! My mom loved watching you cook with me!!! Sadly she passed in June!! I miss her dearly, and watching you brings back wonderful memories!!! Thank you Nonna Gina!!!!

[@BuonAPetitti]

I am sorry for your loss. God Bless.

[@rosie1877]

Thank you Gina, you're cooking brings me back to my childhood memories. Love everything about you and especially you're videos of incredible meals. 🌹❤

[@cubanmama4564]

Wow! Thank you for teaching me how to pick the good chestnuts. You are an incredible teacher!

[@victordepaul1061]

Looks delicious yet very simple to prepare Nona Gina! Bless you and your family for the holidays and always😊😊🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@BladeFitAcademy]

What a lovely woman! Beautiful memories she shared! And such a wonderful lesson in roasting chestnuts.

[@susanlopiano5620]

Thank you Gina for sharing how to roast chestnuts. My grandmother used to make roasted chestnuts for the holidays. I remember her putting it in boiled water with the x on the skin. I was only 8, I don't remember what else she did, but they were delicious. I haven't has roasted chestnuts in a very long time. I keep promising myself I would try. Now I'm so happy you showed me. I want to teach my grandchildren how to roast chestnuts 🌰. It's a wonderful memory os spending time with my grandmother. Thank you so much Gina. God Bless you and your family ❤.

[@arl4945]

Thank you for sharing your family memories, best part of the video :)

[@ReefBrosCanada]

Thank you Gina you are the best! I love chestnuts

[@sueking-clarkson9161]

Thank you so much for posting this. I used to buy roasted chestnuts from a vendor on the street when I was in my twenties. They do not do that here anymore and I have not tasted them since then. I am so looking forward to making them myself. Appreciate the detail about what is a good chestnut and what is not.

[@aysedorr8096]

Grandma You have solved all my chestnut roasting problems. I have tried everything in the past but you have shown me the right way it has worked. I am beyond happy. Thank you so much for your cooking wisdom. Love from Pa.

[@sharonlauria7796]

I love you Gina. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁 to you and your loved ones