Similar to the tamale lady, boiled peanuts are best purchased from the elderly or a fat kid at a minivan in a parking lot. They come in a styrofoam cup or a ziplock. I like them partially frozen, the brine makes them crunchy.

    • Machinist@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      10 hours ago

      Kind of nutty but more like a chickpea/garbonzo than peanut. Very salty, a common variety is cajun. Texture is somewhere between water chestnut and a firm Lima bean depending on how long they’ve been boiled. I prefer them on the firmer side.