Hi, I'm a new member. I come complete with a new topic

On a recent trip to China, I had a delicious regional specialty on a
boat cruise down the Li River in Guilin. It is called caramelized
water chestnuts. They are glazed in a gooey coating that starts out
warm and soft, and gradually hardens into a crispy shell around each
water chestnut as it cools. As strange as it sounds, it is totally
delicious! And so I find myself on a tireless search for some sort of
recipe. Google has failed me. Do any of you have a recipe for this, by
chance?

Thanks in advance,
Jen