When we think of Christmas foods, chestnuts are one of the first foods that come to mind. We can thank Mel Torme and Nat King Cole for instilling the image of "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" into modern Christmas culture with their individual renditions of "The Christmas Song," but chestnuts had been a holiday treat long before the song's inception. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, for example, portrays the Ghost of Christmas Present surrounded in part by red-hot chestnuts as a demonstration of the warmth and generosity the season is supposed to impart.

This Christmas, Balducci's is featuring Eric Bur steamed chestnuts for the season. Their sweet flavor and tender texture make them wonderful additions to vegetable dishes, stuffings, and desserts.

Eric Bur Chestnuts come from the Ardeche region of France which is world-famous for its high quality of chestnuts. They are organic and free of any chemical fertilizers, because they are harvested naturally from the forest. Eric Bur skins and steams their chestnuts, which gives it its moist, tender meat. The production of chestnuts in the Ardeche region is very limited and it is considered exclusive by high-end French producers.

This season, bring the spirit of warmth and generosity to your table with Eric Bur chestnuts.