Foo - salt on watermelon.

why do people do this? what am I missing?

I usually put some lime and salt on mine. I've been doing it ever since I was a little girl and I still have no idea why I do it. It's done out of habit.

'Cause it's good.
Like the salted peanuts on a Payday.

I was taught to do it as a kid....did it for many a year. Then one day as a joke I put a mountain of salt about 3 inches high on it and ate it. It made me vomit.

The next time I tried watermelon, I couldn't stand the thought of salt because of previous experience so I ate it plain. It was soooo much better.

Why do southerners put peanuts in Pepsi?

Why do southerners put peanuts in Pepsi?
I lived in the South all my life until a month ago and I've NEVER seen anybody put peanuts in pepsi. WTF is that about?

I was taught to do it as a kid....did it for many a year. Then one day as a joke I put a mountain of salt about 3 inches high on it and ate it. It made me vomit.

The next time I tried watermelon, I couldn't stand the thought of salt because of previous experience so I ate it plain. It was soooo much better.
Heh, you conditioned yourself. I'm curious to know if you eat watermelon at all now. Whoops, I let the psychologist come out.

Heh, you conditioned yourself. I'm curious to know if you eat watermelon at all now. Whoops, I let the psychologist come out.
Not much really. I eat it when its in part of a mixed fruit dish, but I never buy one alone because I'm craving it or anything. I do buy cantaloupe and honeydew occasionally though.

Why do southerners put peanuts in Pepsi?
That's peanuts in Coca-Cola, the small bottles to be precise.
My dad does that, I have no idea why.

Not much really. I eat it when its in part of a mixed fruit dish, but I never buy one alone because I'm craving it or anything. I do buy cantaloupe and honeydew occasionally though.

Hmm...(contemplative face)

My dad does it. To this day, I can't comprehend it.

Although, I got sick as a kid after eating mushrooms (morels, not poisonous mushrooms) and a lot of watermelon afterwards. Now I don't like either of them. When I'm at a chinese restaurant, I'll actually lie and say I'm allergic to mushrooms. Although, I will occasionally force myself to eat them just so I know I'm not actually allergic and that I still have the mind over matter thing going for me. But I don't enjoy them anymore like I used to, and they creep me out. On pizza, in food, raw on salads, doesn't matter. Mushrooms for the lose.

Watermelon, I like when I eat it now, but I still usually choose not to eat it because of my experience as a kid. :(

Hmm...(contemplative face)
Please don't try to figure me out...the last person that tried went insane. (Actually she was already insane, but she won't admit it)

Ok... I'm fromt he south and I've NEVER seen anybody put peanuts in Pepsi!! Ewww!!! As to salt on watermelon, yeah that peaches, apples, nectarines, plums oranges..... <pedals off to get some fruit>

I got sick as a kid after eating mushrooms
I got sick eating mushrooms a couple times, too. But the following 6 hours really made it worth throwing up a bit.

I lived in the South all my life until a month ago and I've NEVER seen anybody put peanuts in pepsi. WTF is that about?



My dad taught us that when I was 7 or 8. That was back in the early 60's. We could take our quarter that we got from Grampa once a week and head over to Haley's Market on 49th St in St. Pete. Could buy a 16 ounce RC Cola and a bag of Tom's peanuts [salted of course] for that quarter and dump them in the RC! Man O' Man is that good. Even peanuts and chocolate is not as good.

Salt on melon (cantelope too) brings out the sweetness. it's good on sliced mango too- especially green mango.

Yeah some mushrooms are interesting little fungis.

For watermelon, I like it with a slight amount of salt....just a pinch at the top of it.

It's the whole sweet&salty thing.

I never heard of peanuts in coke/pepsi, but I do like chocolate syrup in Mr. Pibb (called a "dirty Pibb", due to it looking like dirty water).

Why do southerners put peanuts in Pepsi?


great way to ruin a perfectly good pepsi.

g0dd4mn i love an ice cold pepsi.

nectar of the gods - i tell ya.

great way to ruin a perfectly good pepsi.

g0dd4mn i love an ice cold pepsi.

nectar of the gods - i tell ya.


Hey, don't knock it till you try it! It is totally addicting. It fills you up as well. I wish I had a nickel for each Pepsi or RC with P-nuts in 'em I've had in my life! I would buy a set of disc brakes for the MTN bike.

Why do southerners put peanuts in Pepsi?
I beg your pardon! I'm a southerner and I do not put nuts and soda together. I prefer nuts separate.

As for the melon - with salt absolutely. It just tastes good with the sweet/salty thing happening. :D

ya'll, it's peanuts in an rc cola NOT pepsi, yuk pepsi. and, it's an rc cola and a moonpie. where in the world are ya'll from??? :D

salt on a watermelon & cantelope
duke's mayo on mater sammiches

Salt enhances natural flavors. Pepsi is an inferior beverage. Peanuts and Coke is where it's at. That is all.

Pickled watermelon FTW!

I would never even think to put salt on a watermelon, but salt on a slug... mmmmmm tasty.

Growing up my mom would leave breakfast on the table for me. It always included a cut orange with salt sprinkled on top. That combinations just plain grosses me out right now.

ya'll, it's peanuts in an rc cola NOT pepsi, yuk pepsi. and, it's an rc cola and a moonpie. where in the world are ya'll from??? :D

salt on a watermelon & cantelope
duke's mayo on mater sammiches


Now yer talkin' ;)

Salt enhances natural flavors. Pepsi is an inferior beverage. Peanuts and Coke is where it's at. That is all.


No such thing as Coke and peanuts! Where are you from?

Salty pretzels and chocolate ice cream
Chocolate covered pretzels
Payday candy bars
Pineapple with hot sauce (major yum)

The sweet 'n salty thing is everywhere!

Wurr I come from we put salt on are watermellin and are sliced t'maters.

Salty pretzels and chocolate ice cream
Chocolate covered pretzels
Payday candy bars
Pineapple with hot sauce (major yum)

The sweet 'n salty thing is everywhere!

You're my people.

You're my people.
Why thank ya! :love: The only thing that might trump sweet and salty is spicy-hot and sweet, like Thai food, but I guess that's another thread.

Salt is for wussies.

Chile powder is where it's at. Seriously.

Salt enhances natural flavors. Pepsi is an inferior beverage. Peanuts and Coke is where it's at. That is all.

Yep. Especially if it's slightly under ripe. You'll also see people put salt on cucumbers to take away any bitterness.

Plus, if you're eating watermelon, chances are it's hot out, and you could use a little sodium, too.

Oh my christ, you people do this? And here I thought it was just those wacky Mexicans.

Freaks, all of you.

Chile powder is where it's at. Seriously.
Chile powder sprinkled on apples is awesome.

I like my foods the way God intended. Fruit is best the way nature makes it. No salt, No whipped cream, no heavy cream (except on raspberries..mmmmmm).
Peanuts do not go in my coke. I don't drink RC or Pepsi.
And, even though I'm a native southerner, I do not eat moonpies. Can't stand marshmellow.

Why do southerners put peanuts in Pepsi?

No, no, no! Southerners do not drink Pepsi. You know why? Jeff Gordon, that's why.

Hey, don't knock it till you try it! It is totally addicting. It fills you up as well. I wish I had a nickel for each Pepsi or RC with P-nuts in 'em I've had in my life! I would buy a set of disc brakes for the MTN bike.


ok, i won't agree with ruining a pepsi, BUT i will try it this weekend, if it sucks, you owe 60 cents for a can of pepsi!!

;-)

That's peanuts in Coca-Cola, the small bottles to be precise.
My dad does that, I have no idea why.


Yup, peanuts in Coke, not Pepsi. I've done it once or twice, and honey--it's good.

I swear, the juxtaposition of sweet and salty, solid and liquid just dances around in your mouth. It's also an elegantly efficient way to combine food and drink, allowing a free hand to engage in some other activity.

ok, i won't agree with ruining a pepsi, BUT i will try it this weekend, if it sucks, you owe 60 cents for a can of pepsi!!

;-)


Gladly!:) It should be the 16 or 20 ounce bottle. For some reason a can is not as good. You also have to drink some Pepsi out of container to make room for the booty!

No such thing as Coke and peanuts! Where are you from?
So to done it! My great-aunt/-uncle worked in the Coca-Cola bottling plant here so I was introduced to it at an early age. RC will work in a pinch, tho. 'Maters with salt is a common side/garnish at family get-togethers. I think it's more of a cultural/familial thing, really, rather than strictly geographical. Just my 2¢. I'm from TN, by the way, and grew up in a more rural than urban area.

As a kid growing up in North Carolina we always put peanuts in a Coke. There were no cans back then and it may have been to watch the bubbles move through the nuts. It is an interesting taste, but it's just not the same with a can drink.

And yes, it is a RC Cola and a Moon Pie, preferably a double decker. Hard to find those now.

Do they still make 'Coke'?

peanuts in coke..yum...and hell yes..you put salt on melons of any kind.

try a little freshly ground black pepper on your cantaloupe

try a little freshly ground black pepper on your cantaloupe


+100- it's really excellent. Been doing that since I was a kid, taught by my dad.

I like my foods the way God intended.
With chili powder and lime? Maybe we have different gods...


Fruit is best the way nature makes it. No salt, No whipped cream, no heavy cream (except on raspberries..mmmmmm).
Nature makes it with salt and cream! You just need to find a cow and a saltshaker...


Peanuts do not go in my coke. I don't drink RC or Pepsi.
And, even though I'm a native southerner, I do not eat moonpies. Can't stand marshmellow.
Coke and moonpies are not of nature, this is true. I do quite enjoy both, though.

I've never heard of people putting salt on any kind of fruit in my life. You southern folk are weird.

Hmmmm I'm trying to think of something weird from Cali.

In our house we put ketchup on everything. Tacos, eggs, toast, my brother dips bread, cheese, fruit loops, into ketchup.

I happen to sprinkle cayenne powder on everything. Soup, eggs, anything I'm cooking needs cayenne.

Hmmmm I'm trying to think of something weird from Cali.
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I've never heard of people putting salt on any kind of fruit in my life. You southern folk are weird.

Hmmmm I'm trying to think of something weird from Cali.

In our house we put ketchup on everything. Tacos, eggs, toast, my brother dips bread, cheese, fruit loops, into ketchup.

I happen to sprinkle cayenne powder on everything. Soup, eggs, anything I'm cooking needs cayenne.


A. I'm from the mid-Atlantic (although my paternal relatives were all Virginians and DC folk).
B. Ketchup is good, and so good for you. Helps to prevent prostate problems, possibly breast cancer. But now I just found out that watermelon has 40% more lycopene than ketchup or tomato sauce, but that's OK, as long as it has salt on it. :D

ketchup on eggs +1