Only one thing better than boiled peanuts -

[Tuesday Afternoon]

Cajun Boiled Peanuts!!

[taterguy]

1. There are plenty of things better than boiled peanuts

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. boiled taters?

Cajun Boiled Taters!

[MiddleFingerMom]

10. boiled guys?

Cajun Boiled Guys!

[Major Nikon]

9. Sliced bread and bottled beer come to mind

[LumosMaxima]

3. Okay, what is this "boiled peanuts" of which you speak?

I've never had them. Is it a regional dish? How is it prepared & eaten?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. never heard of boiled peanuts? the horrors!

Boiled peanuts are popular in some places where peanuts are common. Fully mature peanuts do not make good quality boiled peanuts; rather raw or "green" ones are used. "Raw" denotes peanuts in a semi-mature state, having achieved full size, but not being fully dried, as would be needed for roasting or peanut butter use. After boiling in salt water they take on a strong salty taste and become softer with the length of cooking, somewhat resembling a pea or bean, to which they are related. The most flavorful peanuts for boiling are the Valencia type. These are preferred in the United States, being grown in gardens and small patches throughout the South. Green Virginia-type peanuts are also sometimes used.

more at link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiled_peanuts

[LumosMaxima]

5. Thanks for the info.

I've seen this mentioned here twice in the last week or two & really had no idea it was a thing.

[zbdent]

6. Don't try to get me to boil my nuts ...

[trof]

7. That was my very next thought.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. the natural progression of things

[Denninmi]

8. The edamame of the South.

Domo arigato, y'all.

[nolabear]

12. And twice as good bought off the back of a truck!

Yum!

[ThoughtCriminal]

13. Pronounced "Bawld"

When I was growing up, we would buy them in paper bags at roadside stands in L.A. (Lower Alabama).