Around here, May peas are in. So are beets, blackberries and summer squash. But another quintessentially Southern season has begun: boiled peanut season. It starts in midspring when the first green ...

Making boiled peanuts isn't difficult (the recipe is in the name), but it does matter which kind of peanuts you use. Make sure your next batch uses these.

As a child, I had an album of American folk songs that included a Civil War-era classic called “Goober Peas.” I didn’t know what the title meant, but I knew it was about eating something delicious. It ...

If there's anything that makes me feel homesick, it's the scent of boiled peanuts. Although I grew up primarily outside the South, my family moved to Central Florida when I was in high school, and it ...

When I think of eating in Georgia some mouthwatering flavors come to mind. Just like pizza in New Haven, lobsters in Maine, and clam chowdah in Boston, Georgia has its food pride. Peaches, of course, ...

Different peanut preparations change the nut's flavor, texture, and nutrient retention, so the right way to eat them depends on your needs. Green and boiled peanuts offer freshness, roasted peanuts ...

Boiled peanuts, a regional treat from the southern United States, may be as healthy as they are delicious. Scientists report that boiling these legumes imbues them with more antioxidants than roasted ...