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Boiled peanuts
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Boiled
peanuts are popular in many 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 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.
In late August, when the peanut crops would come in, unsold and surplus peanuts would be prepared in a boiling, and
extended families and neighbors would gather to share conversation and food. Like a fish fry, peanut boils have been organizing
principles for social gatherings. Like okra, black-eyed peas, collard greens and pork barbecue, boiled peanuts are symbols
of southern culture and cuisine.
International appreciation- In the Philippines, boiled peanuts are eaten as street food.
- In
the United States, boiled peanuts are popular in the southeast. Often, they are sold in season in roadside concession
stands, produce stands, at festivals, ball games and in grocery and convenience stores.
- In
China boiled peanuts accompany beer in the summertime.
- In
Australia, especially Queensland, many consider them the State's unofficial snackfood.
LegislationOn May 1, 2006, Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill, H.4585, making boiled peanuts the official snack food of South Carolina.
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