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Why do Spanish peanuts come from the grocery unroasted?

Asked by LostInParadise (32215points) January 3rd, 2009

Okay, this is not one of my more profound questions, but I was wondering why Spanish peanuts would be sold unroasted. They don’t taste good that way, so I end up roasting them on my own.

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marinelife's avatar

I am confused. Is this what you mean by Spanish peanuts? Because I can find them roasted almost anywhere.

Jeruba's avatar

I have never seen them unroasted. Roasted and salted, yum.

Different brands and different processes do produce different tastes.

LostInParadise's avatar

There must be something wrong then with where I am buying them. The ones I bought were pre-packaged. I am pretty sure that I bought them before somewhere else previously and that they were unroasted in that case also. I am also curious as to why Spanish peanuts are called Spanish. As far as I know, all peanuts are native to the Americas. I will be doing a Web search on this, but if you know the answer, feel free to chime in.

LostInParadise's avatar

Okay, I looked into the name Spanish peanuts. Apparently it is just a name for a particular cultivar of what is a New World plant.

inoffensive's avatar

cause that’s the way we do it here in the peninsula. goes nice with a beer.

augustlan's avatar

They may be roasted, but not dry roasted (like Planter’s Peanuts that come in a glass jar). Maybe that’s what you mean? I don’t like spanish peanuts either, so I stick to the Planter’s.

Strauss's avatar

I had never seen raw peanuts until I was living in Georgia, where peanuts form a large part of their agriculture market. I also had never seen boiled peanuts, either. So I guess they are sold so you can either roast or boil them. I think there are some recipes that use the raw shelled peanuts, which cook with the rest of the recipe.

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