Among nuts, peanuts are second only to pine nuts in terms of protein content (26 percent), which makes them a pretty hearty stand-in for meat.

People in Oklahoma don't eat boiled peanuts. At least that was the consensus among shoppers at Conrad Farms in Bixby last week. "Oh, I wouldn't go that far," Bob Green said. "I know a few who make ...

TALLAHASSEE — Most people in the North eat crunchy, roasted peanuts as a snack at a sports event or bar. But boiled peanuts — popular south of the Mason-Dixon line, are entirely different. In some ...

"Have a sample. Fresh roasted peanuts!" calls the peanut vendor at the Beaverton Winter Market. "Start your day out with a nut," he adds, dropping a hot shell onto a waiting customer's outstretched ...