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Peanut butter.... why? (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/food@beehaw.org
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Today I made crêpes for breakfast like I usually do....

And I tried some smooth peanut butter inside one of them. It doesn't taste horrible, but after a bit of eating it, I felt like I was in the 3rd circle of hell.

I asked my mother and my grandma for an opinion, and they too agreed.

Why do Americans torture themselves like this?

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[–] 9 points 3 years ago (12 children)

Are you european? I'm from central Europe and have the same experience. From what I've read, I think (US-) Americans have more sugar in their peanut butter.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    It depends what kind of peanut butter. Anything labeled 'natural' should not have any sugar added and should literally just be peanuts and salt. It should have a layer of oil on top that you have to stir in. If the peanut butter is not labeled 'natural' or does not have a layer of oil on top it's pretty much guaranteed to have a lot of sugar added. The kind with sugar is much more common.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 years ago (10 children)

    Am from Central Europe, yeah.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (9 children)

    Yep, when I compare the nutrition labels for the peanut butter I get from the local grocery store to Jif or Skippy (american brands), it has less fat and sugar per 100g. Dunno where you are, but I think that's probably it!

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 years ago (8 children)

    I don't think something bitter and something sweet mix well. If you add too much sugar to mask the awfulness of it, then it's not really peanut-butter anymore but just sugar and some peanuts.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago

    Bitter? Hmm I'm pretty sensitive to bitter tastes, but I wouldn't call peanut butter bitter 🤔 it's only bitter to me if the peanuts were roasted too much or the oil has gone rancid. Are you sure the peanut butter was still alright?? It should really just taste like smooth, oily peanut.

    I think any nut butter is nice with or without sugar, but yeah, with sugar I'd call it something like peanut spread, not butter.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Peanut butter shouldn’t be bitter. It kind of sounds like your peanut butter may be old or rancid. Or the peanuts themselves that made the peanut butter were rancid.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago* (3 children)

    Peanuts aren't bitter, they're salty. Salty and sweet go together amazingly. Peanut butter should not be bitter, so I'm not sure what you're eating.

    A big part of PB is the texture, otherwise it's just peanut brittle. Which is another thing Americans sometimes eat.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I've never eaten a peanut or peanut butter that I thought tasted bitter, and it definitely wouldn't go rancid after 1 day, although if it's the kind of PB with oil on top you should refrigerate it after you open it. But is it possible it was old, expired and already rancid when you bought it? If most people don't eat peanut butter where you are, it could have sat on the shelf for a long time and went bad.

    If you didn't like it then there's no reason to torture yourself by trying to like it, but if you do want to try again, get another brand and see if you still think it's bitter. Make sure to check the date on it too to make sure it's fresh. That just doesn't sound right so it sounds like something was wrong with that jar. I'm saying this as someone who has eaten a lot of different kinds of peanut butter and liked them all lol ;)

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