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(29,582 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Cajun Boiled Taters!
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)Cajun Boiled Guys!
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)LumosMaxima
(585 posts)I've never had them. Is it a regional dish? How is it prepared & eaten?
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)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
(585 posts)I've seen this mentioned here twice in the last week or two & really had no idea it was a thing.
zbdent
(35,392 posts)trof
(54,255 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Denninmi
(6,581 posts)Domo arigato, y'all.
nolabear
(41,915 posts)Yum!
ThoughtCriminal
(14,011 posts)When I was growing up, we would buy them in paper bags at roadside stands in L.A. (Lower Alabama).