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 ...

According to Kazumi Maeda, the author of “Rakkasei,” peanuts are believed to be native to the South American Andes region. A ...

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 you live in the South and are a fan of boiled peanuts, you already know peanuts are being harvested right now. Bins of green peanuts are showing up in grocery stores and roadside peanut stands are ...

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 ...