monkey nuts and peanuts

[paul_oshea]

is there a difference or is it just the shell?! they taste nothing alike, and when i was a child i hated been given monkey nuts on halloween.

[Sligo Hornet]

Things a bit slow in your world Paul?:D

[KevB76]

Dont know if they're the same, maybe peanuts are a more processed version ?

The monkey nuts were my favourite Halloween thing when when I was a kid :)

I used to eat loads of peanuts until recently, now I am guaranteed to be violently sick within 5 minutes of eating them so I reluctantly had to give them up =(

[Lev Yashin]

christ on bike!!!
you have too much time on your hands!
but an answer to you question...i dunno..never been a fan of either...monkey nuts were too much hassle..and peanuts were to salty.

[noby]

Dont know if they're the same, maybe peanuts are a more processed version ?



If by processed you mean taken out of the shell, and skin, then yes. They are the same thing.


Actually, you can grow the plant quite easily. Make a hole in the shell of the monkey nut, and keep somewhere warm until the nut germinates.

[citizenerased]

ooooh chimpanzeethat

[TonyD]

They are the same thing. What was commonly known as monkey nuts are the raw version. Not nice really. If you shell them and roast them(easy to do) them become peanuts, and are much nicer. (OK, it is a slow day :D)

[paul_oshea]

thanks TonyD