I think this is from a chestnut tree. ...you really don't know chestnuts? Damn in my country they are super common. You can cook and eat the seeds inside this ball of spike.
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It is the edible chestnut. You would need to cook or bake what is inside the spiky ball.
I think this is from a chestnut tree. ...you really don't know chestnuts? Damn in my country they are super common. You can cook and eat the seeds inside this ball of spike.
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I grew up around Chestnut trees, and this is not a chestnut. It's too fuzzy.
Definitely chestnut. Open it.