Comments on: Peanut envy

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:39:52 +0000

Boiled Peanuts are grand… but even better… spicy boiled peanuts.

here’s a great link: http://www.windlegends.org/goobers.htm

Boiling them in Moonshine… oh yah. And people people… always eat and serve them warm!

By: Bill Farrell

Bill Farrell — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:33:36 +0000

I tend to use more water, a lot more salt and boil them for an hour or longer. Then I let them rest in the brine until the water is lukewarm. Finally, I serve them chilled after a few hours in the refrigerator. They take a while to prepare but they go fast!

Boiled peanuts! My favorite.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:16:53 +0000

Mmm – boiled peanuts. Didn’t like them as a child, but now I really enjoy their briny goodness.

And elmomonster, imagine the surprise of my Balinese friends upon seeing a “non-American-looking” American (“You must be from Malaysia – or Japan, right?”) eating boiled peanuts, ikan teri/bilis (dried, salted anchovies), and pindang (smoked fish) along with huge mounds of rice!

By: doctom

doctom — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:19:09 +0000

Ahhh, boiled peanuts! Haven’t had those since our honeymoon in Hawai’i years ago — a little store we stopped in had them in plastic bags. I’ll have to check out the farmer’s markets. Thanks for the tip, Prof! (And by the way, I loved your “country cousin” description of boiled peanuts, perfectly evocative for me….)

By: Professor Salt

Professor Salt — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:02:11 +0000

I was thinking that this post wasn’t gonna strike a chord out there; I’m happily proven wrong yet again.

Brian, I was thinking about you when I wrote this, knowing how careful you have to be with everything you guys eat. Hope that Andrew’s reactions mitigate over time.

MC: Yup, there’s two vendors at UCI with peanuts. I shot the photo at the vendor in the corner closest to Lee’s Sandwiches.