peanut/groundnut

The peanut, also known as the groundnut, goober (US), or monkey nut (UK), and taxonomically classified as Arachis hypogaea, is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, being important to both small and large commercial producers. It is classified as both a grain legume and, due to its high oil content, an oil crop. World annual production of shelled peanuts was 44 million tonnes in 2016, led by China with 38% of the world total. Atypically among legume crop plants, peanut pods develop underground (geocarpy) rather than aboveground. With this characteristic in mind, the botanist Linnaeus named the species hypogaea, which means "under the earth."
As a legume, the peanut belongs to the botanical family Fabaceae; this is also known as Leguminosae, and commonly known as the bean, or pea, family. Like most other legumes, peanuts harbor symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules. This capacity to fix nitrogen means peanuts require less nitrogen-containing fertilizer and also improve soil fertility, making them valuable in crop rotations.
Peanuts are similar in taste and nutritional profile to tree nuts, such as walnuts and almonds, and as a culinary nut are often served in similar ways in Western cuisines. The botanical definition of a "nut" is a fruit whose ovary wall becomes hard at maturity. Using this criterion, the peanut is not a typical nut. However, for culinary purposes and in common English language usage, peanuts are usually referred to as nuts.

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  1. karadekoolaid

    Recipe Salsa de Cacahuate (Peanut Salsa)

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  2. medtran49

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  3. karadekoolaid

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  4. Windigo

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  5. TastyReuben

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    Gluten-Free Chocolate, Peanut and Coffee Ground Cake from Emilia Romagna.
  7. MypinchofItaly

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  8. mjd

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  9. mjd

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  10. mjd

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  11. mjd

    Recipe Peanut Brittle

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  12. SatNavSaysStraightOn

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  13. The Late Night Gourmet

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  14. Stevenrules1

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  15. mybike

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    Tried out a couple of new ideas that were floating around in my head. First was a sort of accident, I'd had the idea of creating a peanut sauce to pour over the portion of cod loin but I crushed far too much peanut. So instead I laid the peanut on the bottom of the dish and put the cod on top...
  16. Morning Glory

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  17. C

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  18. cupcakechef

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  19. thomas pendrake

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