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Only one thing better than boiled peanuts - (Original Post) Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2013 OP
There are plenty of things better than boiled peanuts taterguy Nov 2013 #1
boiled taters? Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2013 #2
boiled guys? MiddleFingerMom Nov 2013 #10
Sliced bread and bottled beer come to mind Major Nikon Nov 2013 #9
Okay, what is this "boiled peanuts" of which you speak? LumosMaxima Nov 2013 #3
never heard of boiled peanuts? the horrors! Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2013 #4
Thanks for the info. LumosMaxima Nov 2013 #5
Don't try to get me to boil my nuts ... zbdent Nov 2013 #6
That was my very next thought. trof Nov 2013 #7
the natural progression of things Tuesday Afternoon Nov 2013 #11
The edamame of the South. Denninmi Nov 2013 #8
And twice as good bought off the back of a truck! nolabear Nov 2013 #12
Pronounced "Bawld" ThoughtCriminal Nov 2013 #13

LumosMaxima

(585 posts)
3. Okay, what is this "boiled peanuts" of which you speak?
Sun Nov 10, 2013, 06:08 PM
Nov 2013

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

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
4. never heard of boiled peanuts? the horrors!
Sun Nov 10, 2013, 06:12 PM
Nov 2013

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)
5. Thanks for the info.
Sun Nov 10, 2013, 06:17 PM
Nov 2013

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

ThoughtCriminal

(14,011 posts)
13. Pronounced "Bawld"
Mon Nov 11, 2013, 02:14 AM
Nov 2013

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

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