I remember my father telling me as a kid he used to buy roasted chestnuts at Christmas time and would savor them for as long as he could. Now that I've grown up and got my own kids (and my father has passed away), I thought I'd buy some for the first time to experience what my dad was talking about. I paid good money for these little gems which were imported from Europe. When I opened the packet I was so disappointed that they contained some fuzzy material which I can only assume was mold and they smelt really bad. Can you imagine how disappointed I was?