These comforting soups, festive desserts, and vegetable-forward mains showcase chestnuts’ mellow sweetness and velvety ...

To make your water chestnut pancakes tastier, try adding spices like cumin or coriander powder to the batter. You can also ...

A brief history of the American chestnut and current restoration efforts, from the drinkable “ches-nog” to genomic selection.

Chestnut cake, you know, really holds a special place in Tuscan kitchens, especially in autumn when chestnut flour is a staple. The classic "topino toscano"? It shows off how folks in Tuscany truly ...

Water chestnut fritters are a popular street food snack in India, relished for their unique taste and crispy texture ...

The past year has been full of challenges and important progress for ESF’s American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project. As most of you know, project co-founders Dr. William Powell and Dr.

As molecular plant pathology research advances, more and more genes are being identified with a plant's ability to defend itself against disease (see Powell et al. 2006). In order to enhance ...

But in the late 1800s, a bark fungus was accidentally introduced into North America on imported Asiatic chestnut trees. The ...

Horse chestnut is a tree that produces spiny-shelled fruits containing seeds, known as conkers. These may have some health benefits, for instance in treating varicose veins and hemorrhoids. However, ...