They were invented by Japanese immigrants. Namely, by Yoshigei Nakatani, a Japanese blue collar worker in Mexico City who sold peanuts to supplement his income.
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For the real Japanese peanuts experience, seek “Nipon” brand peanuts, the company that Nakatani founded.
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In Hebrew they are called “American peanuts” (בוטנים אמריקאים), even though they are a Mexican snack called Japanese…and rarely found in the US. But they are popular in Israel
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They were invented by Japanese immigrants. Namely, by Yoshigei Nakatani, a Japanese blue collar worker in Mexico City who sold peanuts to supplement his income.
For the real Japanese peanuts experience, seek “Nipon” brand peanuts, the company that Nakatani founded.
In Hebrew they are called “American peanuts” (בוטנים אמריקאים), even though they are a Mexican snack called Japanese…and rarely found in the US. But they are popular in Israel