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[jbpatlanta]

Does anyone on here know where I can buy natural peanut butter in Korea. I mean the peanut butter where the only ingredients are roasted peanuts and salt. Emart use to carry some in their organic section but all the emarts I have been to lately don't have it.

If anyone notices some I would appreciate hearing about it.

Funny what we really miss after several years in this country.

Thanks

[idonojacs]

I was surprised that the Costco I went to only had the stuff with hydrogenated oil and sugar added. You can get that junk anywhere in Korea. Ychhh.

Back in the States, one of the neat things Costco had was big jars of natural peanut butter cheap.

Costco here in Korea is a big disappointment. Their whole philosophy is different from the North American Costcos, that hold down the markup and have buyers who only get good stuff. Here the markup can be outrageous on some stuff. To me it's just another Korean store, only bigger.

[SuperHero]

You got a beef against unnatural foods?

[idonojacs]

Not if they taste good.

[3baekwon]

Haddon Supermarket (Foreign Foods) has it. Several different kinds, even!
Be prepared to pay, though!! 02.794.0511

If you prefer a cheaper option, buy some peanuts at your local street market and throw them in the blender with a tablespoon of oil

[idonojacs]

3baekwon

[CGully]

[idonojacs]

Very interesting, CGully.

The only problem is the peanuts here tend to be a little off. Generally very hard, or under roasted, or stale. But I will give it a try.

Very interesting about the leaves.

I have had the feeling that there are a lot of foods that are mislabeled here. We ought to have a thread about it.

That dried fruit slices they insist are pineapple don't taste or look like pineapple.

And what's with those loaves of white bread they label "corn bread?" Sure doesn't look like any corn bread I've eaten. Ever.

The bags of snack stuff they call "Coffee and Peanuts" doesn't taste like coffee. But it sure looks like what I used to get as a child that I think was called "toffee peanuts." Anybody have any insight?

And the round things in cans they call peas? I wonder what they are. They seem to have been dyed with some bright blue-green dye. I'm afraid that if I eat them I might break a tooth.

I get the impression that once someone in Korea makes a mistake on spelling or food identification, no one corrects them and they are too embarrassed to admit that they made a mistake, and the error gets perpetuated for decades.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[idonojacs]

Hey, not everyone here lives in or around Seoul or another megalopolis.

So, what do you use, regular sesame seeds? A little oil?

[xtchr]

[Lekker]

[3baekwon]

Yes, I always make my own peanut butter! Sometimes I take the time to remove all of the skins, but usually I just throw them in the blender as is (shelled, of course!). The trick is to do it just a little (maybe a cup) at a time so you don't overheat the blender. How much you can do at once depends on the strength of your blender. I've recently purchased a SERIOUS machine that can handle reasonably large quantities, but before that I just had a little cheapie. I used to add a pinch of salt and/or sugar as I was doing it, but lately I haven't bothered. The oil is important, though. It gives the blender a little bit of liquid to work with.

I haven't tried it with sesame seeds, but I've been wanting to for some time! Maybe this weekend....