why do some people prefer peanuts over other nuts? (beehaw.org)

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So I have a pretty severe peanut allergy which means Ive never purposely ate a peanut and have therefore never tasted one without being in panic mode. People have told me that they taste like regular nuts which just makes me more confused. If you were given a selection of other nuts like cashews and almonds, what would compel you to go out of your way for peanuts? A lot of my friends who like them can't even explain why they like them.

I know that most people like them salted or roasted. Is it just a fidget exercise when you eat them plain?

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[-] masquenox@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

They're relatively cheap and provide a lot of nutritional value for the weight - I buy them in big bags straight from the farmer's market. Tree nuts (peanuts aren't actually nuts at all - they're legumes) are literally a luxury only the rich can afford in my country these days - kind of ironic since we're the world's top producer of macademia nuts.

Roasting them is actually important since that degrades aflatoxins - they also just taste better.

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