Roasted chestnut

Roasted chestnut
Alternative namesCastanhas assadas, chǎolìzi, gunbam
Place of originVarious
Main ingredientsChestnuts
Similar dishesRoasted sweet potato
Regional names
Chinese name
Chinese炒栗子
Literal meaning"stir-fried chestnut"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinchǎo-lìzi
Wade–Gilesch'ao3-li4tsŭ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationcháau-leuhtjí
Jyutpingcaau2-leot6zi2
Korean name
Hangul군밤
Literal meaningroasted chestnut
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationgunbam
McCune–Reischauerkunbam
Portuguese name
Portuguesecastanhas 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.