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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hot summer is the perfect time for cool treats like popsicles and ice cream. But in South Carolina, soaring temperatures also mean it’s time for the state’s official snack: boiled peanuts. From ball ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sometimes, even the simplest, humblest of meals are filled with such good nutrition, that it surprises you. One such meal is that of raw bananas and boiled ground nuts. To many of you, the very idea ...

Boiled peanuts are a traditional and healthy snack food in many parts of the South. Most Southerners say that appreciation of boiled peanuts is an acquired taste, however, and not necessarily ...

Thanks in large part to the entrepreneurial efforts of Charleston food writers Matt Lee and Ted Lee, who almost two decades ago started a mail-order boiled peanut business, the soppy goobers no longer ...