Yeah, boiled peanuts are pretty much everywhere in the south. Hell, when I lived in Tallahassee, you could get them at gas stations. I recently had them again while visiting Nashville after not having any for 5-6 years. And they're exactly what I remembered - a'ight. Peanuts in general that aren't in sauce or butter form don't really interest me, and boiled peanuts are no different.
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Have you ever eaten or heard of Boiled Peanuts?
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Lionel Mandrake
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Boiled peanuts are awesome. Especially spicy/cajun.
Didn't realize they were so unheard of outside of the South until earlier this year when a friend from California gave us weird looks for buying some.
Didn't realize they were so unheard of outside of the South until earlier this year when a friend from California gave us weird looks for buying some.
God Dayumm
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Must taste like beans, which is good, but shouldn't they be boiled out of the shell?
crowphoenix
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I have not had any since I moved out of Alabama. I used to love stopping by roadside vendors on the way to lake Martin and grabbing a few bags.
Mango Positive
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As someone who's lived in the state of Georgia for 34 of my 38 years, I'm having trouble fathoming that 100 % of all the non-allergic people haven't really loved boiled peanuts for the vast majority of their lives. The best are the spicy ones. Don't be afraid to stop at peoples run-down houses advertising boiled peanuts with a sign written with a sharpy on cardboard when out in the country. They have the best peanuts.
If you are in Austin, a restaurant called Banger's serves boiled peanuts as an appetizer.
crowphoenix
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Not that I am aware of. The shell softens and becomes easy to split. You just squeeze and the peanut exits the shell into your mouth.
itwasTuesday
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Love them. At least once a year I will buy a pound of raw in shell peanuts and make a batch on the stove.
To those who have never had them, you can kind of think of them similar to Garbanzo Beans (Chick peas).
To those who have never had them, you can kind of think of them similar to Garbanzo Beans (Chick peas).
God Dayumm
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It would sound more appetizing to me if it was served like black beans. Damn, I must try that
Fragamemnon
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I've lived in the south all my life, of course I love boiled peanuts. Stopping on the side of the road off a state highway to get "PNUTS" from some dude in a old pickup is godtier.
I heard iffy things about Daishi, my wife and I need to hit it up soon I guess. If only for the pnuts.
I heard iffy things about Daishi, my wife and I need to hit it up soon I guess. If only for the pnuts.
NoblesseOblige
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God Dayumm
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For years I didn't like beef meat much because my family boils it tbh. Now I legit enjoy medium rare steaks. Boiled pork is good tho
TheCochese
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My great-grandfather was the GOAT peanut boiler. Huge 50-gallon pot or some ridiculousness on a propane burner in the back yard. Would take hours, but it was all worth it. Has to be right out the pot, though. Cold is disgusting to me.
Alligatorjandro
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Can't stand the smell of boiled peanuts.
Shao Kahn on the Lawn
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I'm torn...you're not supposed to eat the shell but I feel like I should advise you to do so given your blasphemous reception to the concept of boiled peanuts.
Not exactly. I think when people think of boiling water they are submerging the raw meat in boiling water and then removing to eat. That's not the same thing as slow cooking in a broth that later condenses, thickens and becomes part of the actual dish.
Had them often when I was a kid in Georgia, and yes, 100% of the time, they came from wratchety old roadside vendors, straight out of those photos. I wouldn't know where else to actually get any.
I remember them being pretty tasty, but as I grew older, just haven't gotten around to getting some more. Kind of disgusting looking, and usually made in disgusting looking pots.
I remember them being pretty tasty, but as I grew older, just haven't gotten around to getting some more. Kind of disgusting looking, and usually made in disgusting looking pots.
ThreePiMatt
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Wasn't there also a crazy thing where people would put them in a bottle of Pepsi or RC Cola or something as well? Or am I imagining that?
DJ_Lae
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Eh, technically, I suppose. I'd sooner call that stewing or braising. I'm thinking full on dropping meat into boiling water like a hard boiled egg. My in-laws do shit like that.
I'm not certain when I'd get a chance to try them, anyway. I've honestly never heard of them before here, whether we're talking from an Chinese grocery store or at a fairground.
But I'll totally take a nibble of the shell if I do.
Vipershark
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Tried them once years ago, never again.
Hot, mushy, soggy peanuts are not appetizing at all. The texture is terrible.
I honestly don't remember what they tasted like anymore but I do remember that it was pretty repulsive. That texture though...
Hot, mushy, soggy peanuts are not appetizing at all. The texture is terrible.
I honestly don't remember what they tasted like anymore but I do remember that it was pretty repulsive. That texture though...
anarckitty
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Green boiled peanuts are amazing. Just boil them in kosher salt for several hours.
Dreams-Visions
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Love them. At least once a year I will buy a pound of raw in shell peanuts and make a batch on the stove.
this looks amaze.
I definitely recognize it for stuff like bloody bone chicken, but hot pot or shabu shabu isn't even the same thing as the by product is the delicious broth. Like cippino where you boil the crab and seafood and sausages in huge pot. I wonder how peanut shell broth tastes.
We did this all the time in Nigeria. Funny thing is I was in Peachtree City, GA this weekend and wouldn't you know it the gas station I stopped in was selling boiled peanuts, nostalgia hit and I decided to get some. Did not taste the same at all...was just bland. My mom is coming down from Nigeria this weekend I'll have to ask her how she made them because the shit I had was just not it.
EmptySpace
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are you people kidding me?
i'm from asia and i've been eating this since i was a kid. oh, sorry. it's "exotic" hurr durrr.
it's actually the best way to eat peanuts.
i'm from asia and i've been eating this since i was a kid. oh, sorry. it's "exotic" hurr durrr.
it's actually the best way to eat peanuts.
Some places in the states just salt them, some nothing at all, and some add various spices. They vary a lot. I always thought some smokiness and heat would be awesome on boiled peanuts.
Boiled peanuts are an important part of life down here like sweet tea. I feel for those who have never heard of, nor had them. My heart breaks for you all
The Lamonster
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These are really good, especially if you can find a side-of-the-road place like in those pics. I first discovered them while driving through Alabama.
somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.
crowphoenix
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Some roadside places serve them without the shell. They've usually been chilled though, which is also really good.
Bel Marduk
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They're not very good at all. They taste better normal.
con-ca-te-nate
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Yep. Very common in our country.
whatsinaname
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Boiled peanuts are an important part of life down here like sweet tea. I feel for those who have never heard of, nor had them. My heart breaks for you all
I am rather surprised so many in this thread haven't heard of them before. Fairly common snack in India too.
Ivan Amiibo
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sixteen-bit
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I have now.
onadesertedisland
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Are these things soft and soggy? I like peanuts, but not wet ones.
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