If you live in the South, or you’re a REAL old-schooler, you’re probably familiar with this classic snack hack: Dumping peanuts in your bottle of Coca-Cola.
Some people still like to do it on road-trips, but there was a time when it was known as “Farmer’s Coke“, because people would combine them when out working in the fields. And back then, it was often RC Cola.
Anyway, “peanuts in cola” is having a moment on social media again, with younger people trying it. And it’s even going viral globally, like in Japan.
If you haven’t had it, there’s nothing earth-shattering: The Coke still tastes like Coke, the peanuts still taste like peanuts. There’s a salty-sweet thing going on, but it’s not that different than having nuts, and washing them down with soda, separately.
The exciting part for most people is the newness, or the nostalgia if it’s something they used to do when they were younger.
Without that, it can be underwhelming for a couple reasons:
1. It can be messy. You have to drink some of the Coke to make room in the bottle, and then, combining them can make it really fizzy.
2. It can be a choking hazard. The texture is awkward having peanuts in your drink, especially a carbonated one. And you do have to be careful to chew the nuts and make sure they don’t go down the wrong pipe.
(There are a lot of UNCENSORED videos on social media of people trying this, both people tasting it for the first time, and people who are revisiting it. There are some other good videos here, here, and here.)
(This old lady is sweet. Have YOU enjoyed this combination before?)
@memesrecipes Serving up some nostalgia today with another throwback snack… good ole CocaCola and peanuts! Have you ever tried that? The coke has to be in the bottle and the peanuts have to be salted for the full expereince! This is a blast from the past… so simple but so good. If you young people haven’t given this a try, then you don’t know what you are missing. 🤭 #memesrecipessc #ShineForJesus #ThrowbackThursday #nostalgia #cocacola
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