Why Millions of Southerners Are Pouring Salted Peanuts Directly Into Their Ice Cold Bottles of Coca Cola and the Brilliant Century Old Survival Secret Behind It

salted, oily peanuts plunge into the carbonated, sugary syrup of the cola, a culinary reaction occurs. The high carbonation of the soda instantly cuts through the heavy fat of the nuts, while the salt from the peanut skin dissolves slightly into the liquid, temperately cutting the cloying sweetness of the classic cola formula. The peanuts themselves continue reading …