Do you eat peanut shells?
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Need2Exerc1se
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When eating peanuts served in the shell, do you shell them and only eat the nut, or do you eat the shell?
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Uhhh no.0
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I didn't know you could eat the shell. Do you mean the papery brown covering between the shell and nut, or the actual outer shell?0
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lmao wut no??0
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The outer, thick grey shell goes in the trash, unless you're an elephant; I eat the inner red papery layer, but most people discard that as well.0
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kommodevaran wrote: »The outer, thick grey shell goes in the trash, unless you're an elephant; I eat the inner red papery layer, but most people discard that as well.
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SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »I didn't know you could eat the shell. Do you mean the papery brown covering between the shell and nut, or the actual outer shell?
I mean the shell that holds the (usually) 2 nuts. Like if you went to a steakhouse that provides buckets of shelled peanuts you'd just pop the whole thing in your mouth.
I did just yesterday with some friends and they were both eating the whole thing. Despite the obvious germs that are probably on these in a steakhouse setting, I'd never seen anyone do it. Just wondering if my friends are psychos (as suggested above) or this is something many people do.
After a few beers I did give it a try. It was surprisingly not bad. Crunchy and very salty, but easily chewed.0 -
Really? People do eat these card boardy shells? Is there any nutritional value to it?
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Really? People do eat these card boardy shells? Is there any nutritional value to it?
Good question. I looked on the USDA nutrient site but they don't seem to have it (which likely means they don't consider an 'edible portion'). I would imagine it has a good deal of fiber judging by the feel of it when chewed.
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Fiber?
And, I guess, if you like the taste and/or texture, sure.0 -
There's fiber in them but you also run the risk of blocking up your intestines.0
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If it's not harming you...whatever floats your boat lol0
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I eat them hahaha tried to eat sunflower shells too once... let's just say the end result wasn't a good one
ETA: I do it cause that's where the salt is maybe I'm a bigger weirdo than I thought?0 -
Uh, wow, I've never heard of that. If I was at Texas Roadhouse (assuming that is the restaurant you are referring to, or similar) and saw people eating the whole thing I would assume they had a few too many alcoholic beverages.
Don't think that's something I'd like to try, but thanks for trying it for us and letting us know!0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »I didn't know you could eat the shell. Do you mean the papery brown covering between the shell and nut, or the actual outer shell?
I mean the shell that holds the (usually) 2 nuts. Like if you went to a steakhouse that provides buckets of shelled peanuts you'd just pop the whole thing in your mouth.
I did just yesterday with some friends and they were both eating the whole thing. Despite the obvious germs that are probably on these in a steakhouse setting, I'd never seen anyone do it. Just wondering if my friends are psychos (as suggested above) or this is something many people do.
After a few beers I did give it a try. It was surprisingly not bad. Crunchy and very salty, but easily chewed.
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That just sounds awful. Reminds me of the kiwi's we just bought. The package said you can even eat the peel.0
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mean_and_lean wrote: »There's fiber in them but you also run the risk of blocking up your intestines.
Oh? Why/how?
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curvy_gamer_loses wrote: »If it's not harming you...whatever floats your boat lol
You can probably even build a boat with the stuff0 -
Once, when I was in GA, I got some boiled peanuts at a convenience store (because they are in every convenience store in GA). On the first few, I ate the shell because it was soft from being boiled and less messy than removing the soft shell. It was also very tough and stringy. I won't be doing that again.0
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »When eating peanuts served in the shell, do you shell them and only eat the nut, or do you eat the shell?
I thought that was a health risk due to aflatoxin?0
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