In the south of the United States and the north of Australia, boiled peanuts are a traditional snack.
Nuts are good for us, are they not? We should be eating more legumes, should we not? (It is a legume, not a nut)
Here’s a new take on the humble boiled peanut ~ add some flavourings to the boiling water. Ginger, star anise, chillis. Try cinnamom, nutmeg. Whatever flavours YOU want go with this friendly legume.
You have to use fresh unroasted peanuts in their shells. Cover them with water, put your flavourings in the pot and boil gently for about an hour. Eat when cool.
Which brings me to peanut butter. It must be one of the remaining unflavoured foodstuffs of our age. Maybe it too could do with a little added pep in its jar. Thai Peanut Butter, Vietnamese peanut butter, Peruvian Peanut Butter. I can feel a product range coming on.
