On 7/20/2013 2:09 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Jul 2013 10:39:05 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>
>> On 2013-07-20 01:16:34 +0000, Sqwertz said:
>>
>>> On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:33:33 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> This older woman was looking at loose peanuts in the shell at the farm
>>>> stand. She asked the guy, "Are these boiled peanuts?" I chuckled to
>>>> myself. They were merely roasted in the shell peanuts. She's obviously
>>>> new to this part of the Lowcountry. There's no mistaking roasted
>>>> peanuts for boiled green peanuts.
>>>
>>> They could have been Chinese style boiled peanuts. In which case the
>>> egg would be in YOUR face.
>>
>> What's the difference? So far I haven't found a boiled peanut I can
>> tolerate, but I think the only ones I've had were Chinese. I'm
>> assuming they aren't brined, which I suppose could be a bonus for my
>> tastes.
>>
> One is boiled in just salt and water,

That's typical.

> the other one is boiled in
> water, soy and spices (which and how much depends on the recipe).

There's more than just one "other one". Sometimes they're boiled with
some hot pepper seeds. The result may be slightly spicy. Soy sauce
does not enter the equation.

Jill