Menguy’s Cacahuètes Grillées Salées

A little 40g packet of salted peanuts came free with our hotel room near Reims in north west France last year. A very little packet. Remember that a 40g packet of crisps or crispy snacks contains a lot more than a 40g packet of much heavier peanuts.

The Chef tried this packet without sharing, and tells me these peanuts are not salty enough. And a bit hard. He wasn’t very impressed.

There are little people shapes on the packet looking energetic, so perhaps this is supposed to be a healthy option. Honestly, I think it better to eat a small quantity of something tasty and properly prepared than a tiny portion of a healthy option that doesn’t taste good. But obviously that’s up to you.

The Doormen Salted Peanut

These are the peanuts you get in the Club Class lounge on P&O cross channel ferries (Dover to Calais and back again). Pretty good perfectly plain salted peanuts. With your Club Class ticket you get a free cup of coffee or a free glass of champagne. I think the champagne works pretty well with a packet of peanuts; the Chef eats his peanuts with a cup of coffee.

Sometimes the channel is flat and blue and sparking in the sunshine. Obviously other times it's brown and grim and choppy and I get seasick. But everyone knows that champagne and peanuts help with seasickness!