Correct me if I'm wrong, but peanut butter is generally not very common in Europe. It's usually in the "American food" section at European supermarkets.
It's so simple. You roast peanuts, grind them, add salt to taste, bam, a rich, thick, tasty spread you can put on everything, or just eat with a spoon if you're terminally sad.
Word. It's so silly. I used to live near a fancy hippy store that had a bin of roast peanuts and you'd pour as much as you wanted in to a grinder and it'd poop out fresh peanut butter. Never did it because it was kinda $$$ but i thought it was funny.
I used to know a guy who knew a food scientist and sometimes he'd show up at work and be like "my buddy had to make 20lbs of peanut butter for an experiment and he gave me the leftovers who wants some?" It was usually sooooo good.
They used to have these in regular grocery stores like A&P and Kroger. My mom used to use these exclusively since I was ADHD and wasn’t allowed anything with sugar or artificial color. It would have been fine except SHE KEPT THE PEANUT BUTTER IN THE FRIDGE 😭
Source: am old and remember when cigarettes were sold on a regular aisle.
I'd say you're wrong because I've been able to find it in most supermarkets in the countries in Europe I've visited. And it's actual peanutbutter instead of peanutbutter + a bunch of sugar or weird supplements.
Just checked my kitchen, the store brand peanut butter from German Aldis has around 9% of additives (sugar, palm oil and salt) and it's the only one they stock. This whole comment chain made me look up where to find 100% peanut butter and that ratio of additives unfortunately seems to be fairly common. There are brands that are 100% peanut, but for some reason these are almost exclusively sold in 1kg jars, i guess people who look for that are really into peanut butter. I mean, i am as well, and this stuff keeps good forever, so i may just go big next time i have to restock.
you don’t have to buy sugary versions, they’re the most popular because sugar is popular but no sugar added is right next to it at the generic supermarket I go to
this is what I usually get, it’s everywhere in New England but I think it’s nationally available tho unfortunately I think whole foods is their national distributor so probably more expensive elsewhere. idk, I was just responding to the sugar thing, but it’s not worth looking through every store’s products in multiple major cities to argue the point, like yes it’s harder to find food that’s not filled with the ubiquitous bullshit, was just saying it’s not the only stuff you can find.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but peanut butter is generally not very common in Europe. It's usually in the "American food" section at European supermarkets.
One of Europe's many failures.
It's so simple. You roast peanuts, grind them, add salt to taste, bam, a rich, thick, tasty spread you can put on everything, or just eat with a spoon if you're terminally sad.
Now what have I done that you come after me personally?
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It comes from a place of love. I have a jar of peanut butter on my bedroom table right now.
Europe: "how about some overly sweet hazelnut paste with chocolate added??!?"
Nutella is delicious and I will die on this hill
But it's not vegan
Hold up
It's ground hazelnuts and sugar
What the fuck is porky adding to it to make it not vegan, I hate capitalism goddamn
Milk powder. Also it's mostly palm oil, which is very destructively farmed.
Yeah it sucks, but it's very easy to make your own vegan variant
I hate capitalism goddamn [2]
You can make your own pretty easily though!
Nah also got to add a terminal amount of high fructose corn syrup
I'm sooo bitter that most stores near me don't carry actual real peanut butter, and the ones that do charge $9 a jar
Word. It's so silly. I used to live near a fancy hippy store that had a bin of roast peanuts and you'd pour as much as you wanted in to a grinder and it'd poop out fresh peanut butter. Never did it because it was kinda $$$ but i thought it was funny.
I used to know a guy who knew a food scientist and sometimes he'd show up at work and be like "my buddy had to make 20lbs of peanut butter for an experiment and he gave me the leftovers who wants some?" It was usually sooooo good.
They used to have these in regular grocery stores like A&P and Kroger. My mom used to use these exclusively since I was ADHD and wasn’t allowed anything with sugar or artificial color. It would have been fine except SHE KEPT THE PEANUT BUTTER IN THE FRIDGE 😭
Source: am old and remember when cigarettes were sold on a regular aisle.
I'd say you're wrong because I've been able to find it in most supermarkets in the countries in Europe I've visited. And it's actual peanutbutter instead of peanutbutter + a bunch of sugar or weird supplements.
Just checked my kitchen, the store brand peanut butter from German Aldis has around 9% of additives (sugar, palm oil and salt) and it's the only one they stock. This whole comment chain made me look up where to find 100% peanut butter and that ratio of additives unfortunately seems to be fairly common. There are brands that are 100% peanut, but for some reason these are almost exclusively sold in 1kg jars, i guess people who look for that are really into peanut butter. I mean, i am as well, and this stuff keeps good forever, so i may just go big next time i have to restock.
Neat! The one I bought in Germany was just peanuts and salt. Bought it in a Netto
you don’t have to buy sugary versions, they’re the most popular because sugar is popular but no sugar added is right next to it at the generic supermarket I go to
No I'm pretty sure my wide generalisation of an entire nations consumption habits is correct
tone clarifier
not trying to be dismissive. Trying to admit fault in a cheeky way.
It’s difficult and expensive to find ones that don’t contain palm oil.
this is what I usually get, it’s everywhere in New England but I think it’s nationally available tho unfortunately I think whole foods is their national distributor so probably more expensive elsewhere. idk, I was just responding to the sugar thing, but it’s not worth looking through every store’s products in multiple major cities to argue the point, like yes it’s harder to find food that’s not filled with the ubiquitous bullshit, was just saying it’s not the only stuff you can find.
Sure. Just it’s difficult and expensive. :)