# Peanuts Ensued: How do you like your goober peas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658 "2015-12-17T02:49:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/1 "2015-12-17T02:49:23Z")
Just curious what kind of snack peanuts you prefer. For the purpose of this poll, this does not include peanut butter, peanut sauce or peanuts in other foods like candy bars, asian food or anything other than snack peanuts. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/2 "2015-12-17T02:53:29Z")
You win best thread title I’ve seen in awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/3 "2015-12-17T03:07:25Z")
I voted them all. Boiled peanuts in the shell are not uncommon over here, and they’re not bad. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/4 "2015-12-17T04:46:01Z")
All except: I don’t hate Spanish, but I don’t particularly like them. Both types of raw. What does that mean, are they green? Dry roasted: the worst style. I **did** vote boiled, even though I’ve only had them once and I wouldn’t know where to find them around here at all. So I don’t really remember them but don’t remember hating them. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/5 "2015-12-17T05:30:42Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I voted them all. Boiled peanuts in the shell are not uncommon over here, and they’re not bad. Love 'em boiled, having grown up in the American south. That’s probably my favorite. But I checked more options than I left blank. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/6 "2015-12-17T05:47:17Z")
And peanut butter! ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/7 "2015-12-17T15:12:46Z")
salted in the shell, cocktail peanuts, Spanish peanuts, and dry roasted are all yummy. I never managed to acquire a taste for boiled peanuts. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/8 "2015-12-17T16:02:47Z")
I’ve never tried raw or boiled. I should. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/9 "2015-12-17T16:10:23Z")
I prefer dry roasted, unsalted. Unsalted in the shell is my second choice. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/10 "2015-12-18T16:39:46Z")
Boiled and roasted, in the shell. Wait. Are we talking about peanuts or turtles? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/11 "2015-12-18T19:44:26Z")
I have yet to meet a peanut I didn’t like but I prefer the flavored ones, wasabi, honey-roasted etc. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/12 "2015-12-18T19:53:56Z")
They need salt. Preferably some other flavoring too - the Planter’s dry roasted have some kind of seasoned salt that makes them truly addictive. I don’t mind shelled nuts in the right location (picnics, ballparks, etc.) but if I can’t throw the shells on the ground, they’re just too much mess. I don’t eat boiled peanuts. Bleh. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/13 "2015-12-18T19:57:18Z")
Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/14 "2015-12-18T20:21:36Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew. Give us pecans, raw and wrrrriggling! You keep nasty peanuts! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/15 "2015-12-18T20:24:44Z")
I strongly prefer unsalted, but will eat other styles. I really don’t care for dry roasted with salt, or honey-roasted, though. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/16 "2015-12-18T21:37:05Z")
I like both Spanish redskins and Virginia peanuts, roasted, and unsalted. That is, I prefer just a touch of salt, but most store-bought salted peanuts are way too salty for me. I buy them unsalted and add just a pinch or two of salt on my own. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/17 "2015-12-18T21:45:00Z")
I believe you’re missing “inside the soda bottle” option. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/18 "2015-12-19T01:17:11Z")
I didn’t realise it was a multiple-choice poll\*, so I only voted for shelled & salted (cocktail peanuts). I also like them dry-roasted, honey-roasted, and salted & roasted in the shell. - Yeah, I know - RTFQ! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanuts-ensued-how-do-you-like-your-goober-peas/740658/19 "2015-12-19T01:44:18Z")
I like Spanish peanuts, but whenever I try to eat them a skin will get stuck to the inside of my throat and suddenly I feel a great swell of sympathy for every cat who coughed up a hairball.