The Valencia Peanut is the most common peanut grown. Planted in New Mexico this peanut is also recognized by the name“ballpark peanut”, whereby the raw red is roasted in the shell and cracked open to nibble on during a ball game. The small red skin nuts (up to four seeds per pod) very sweet, they are usually roasted make a delicious and colorful, nutty crunch.
I intended to boil these peanuts, but now I will have to sort the broken shells out before I can even consider boiling them. These peanuts look like the ones I buy to feed the birds, not like ones intended for human consumption. Poor quality.
Raw Spanish peanuts are ideal for homemade peanut brittle. Crunchy and delicious, they’re also great for snacking. Raw Spanish peanuts are also great for you; they contain 7 grams of...