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WHERE TO EAT The best South Carolina Boiled Peanuts in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by Kat Kinsman and 6 other food critics.
"Chef Sean Brock's rendition of South Carolina's official state snack is tangled in strands of salty country ham and spiked with tear-coaxing jalapeño peppers. They're sloppy as heck, and there's no way to down them daintily, but servers carried pail after pail of them to well-heeled patrons who just did their best to minimize the collateral damage."
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Recommended by Food Network and 3 other food critics.
"With no reservations, no signs and no frills, this local restaurant can easily be missed from the road, Giada recommended the "good and simple" cayenne-dusted deviled crab and boiled peanuts, which are offered alongside other Southern staples such as she-crab soup and fried green tomatoes."
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Recommended by Lisa Roberts and 6 other food critics.
"Try it at Hyman's Seafood."
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Recommended by Angel Postell and 2 other food critics.
"If looking for boiled peanuts or cornmeal fried North Carolina catfish, this place is for you."
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Recommended by Megan Giller and 3 other food critics.
"10 Obscure Southern Dishes That You Need to Know: Boiled peanuts - At Olamaie in Austin, chefs Grae Nonas and Michael Fojtasek turn the dish on its head with smoked hen-of-the-woods mushrooms and boiled peanuts with beans, tomato “likker” and sorghum shallots."
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Recommended by Charleston Magazine and 3 other food critics.
"Since he started selling his steaming-hot snacks in summer ’07, Chris Bible’s been the go-to dude for this addiction East of the Cooper. Grab a bag of the spicy Cajun variety or the salty originals and test your resolve."