{"id":11220,"date":"2021-04-14T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suzuichi-s.co.jp\/s\/?p=11220"},"modified":"2023-02-22T15:29:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T06:29:05","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-peanuts-and-rakkasei-unconsciousness-of-the-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suzuichi-s.co.jp\/s\/en\/11220\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between Peanuts and Rakkasei? Unconsciousness of the Japanese."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Peanuts in Japanese is “Rakkasei (spelled \u843d\u82b1\u751f)” , But We Japanese use both of Rakkasei and Peanuts, and unconsciously use these two words separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Here, a person inside a peanut specialty store introduces “specific differences” and “sensory differences” between Rakkasei and peanuts. With the history of peanuts and their aliases, we will introduce along with our experience in dealing with peanuts as a specialty… … The fact is, there are big differences between Peanuts and Rakkasei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thorough research on various peanut materials, old and new!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Materially the same thing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, Rakkasei and Peanuts are the same thing, the same food<\/strong>. There are differences in varieties, etc., but they are the same substance and there is no difference in nutritional value. …But this is just too simple, so let’s think deeper!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Difference in “language” between Rakkasei and Peanut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rakkasei is Japanese, Peanuts is English.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rakkasei is Japanese. In English, it is spelled Peanut. The plural form is Peanuts with an “s”. The plural form Peanuts is closer to the way we pronounce it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japanese or English, that is the only difference by definition. But! The image that comes to mind when we japanese hear the<\/span> word “Rakkasei” or ” peanuts” is a little different<\/span>. In fact, their usage is so different that it cannot be put away in one word, “language differences”.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Differences in “appearance” of Rakkasei and Peanuts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shelled “Rakkasei”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rakkasei is often used with the image of shelled. It is also often referred to as Rakkasei in its name as a plant and in conversations with farmers. Also, since Rakkasei is Japanese, it has a Japanese image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peanuts” with both the shell and thin skin peeled off<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Peanuts are often used with the image of neither shells nor thin skin. It is often used in the name of processed products, such as butter peanuts and peanut butter, and is used with a stronger image as a food. Peanut also has a Western image because it is English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thin-skinned peanuts are “nanjing beans.”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nanjing bean is one of the names for peanuts, and is often used in the image of shelled thin-shelled peanuts. The “Nanjing” indicates that the peanuts came from the Chinese side of the world. Therefore, Nanjing bean has a Chinese image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Differences in “how to eat” Rakkasei and Peanuts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How to eat shelled peanuts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most peanuts in shells sold in stores are baked, so you can eat them as they are if you peel them off the shell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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