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About Japanese Peanuts

Just what are Japanese style peanuts?

Japanese style peanuts have been an important part of the Mexican snack universe for a long time, however, many questions remain about their origin, how Japanese are they? do they come from Japan at all? are they mostly a Mexican invention?.

If you wander through the aisles of any Mexican supermarket, you are bound to stumble upon many delicious and unexpected items. However, for those who aren't familiar, one of the most intriguing may be Japanese style peanuts. These delicious peanuts are covered in a crunchy coating and flavored with soy sauce, and in many cases, chili powder as well. Who would have thought soy sauce and peanuts coould go so well? Their origin, while perhaps not well known, is quite clear. Japanese peanuts were created in Mexico City in 1945 by Noshigei Nakatani, a Japanese immigrant to Mexico.

Japanese style peanuts were originally were produced and distributed by Mr. Nakatani himself throughout Mexico City's traditional Merced and Central de Abastos wholesale markets. He created the Nipon peanut brand which dominated the Japanese peanut market in Mexico until the 1980s, by this time, the success of japanese style peanuts had not gone unnoticed by bigger Mexican snack brands, and Mafer was the first one to launch their own version of the Japanese peanut. Nowadays, Barcel and Sabritas are the top makers of this now very Mexican specialty snack, with Mr. Natakani's Nipon brand not far behind. Whatever the brand may be, anyone in Mexico can tell you that they are delicious and addictive.

Thanks to various Mexican online grocery shops, japanese style peanuts are now available anywhere in the world, what can you expect when you bite into one of these tasty peanuts? The coating is crunchy and has a light soy taste, you might think they could be too salty but the soy taste is actually rather light. Most types of peanuts just have the soy taste but some brands and varieties also add some spice to the coating that gives them a spicy kick.

Mr. Nakatani most probably would not be able to imagine that his creation would one day be known by people from the entire world , he would certainly be proud. Asian-Mexican fusion at it's very best, you cannot go without giving these delicious Mexican snacks a try.