<P> In Vietnam, boiled peanuts are called đậu phọng luộc in the southern part of the country and called củ lạc in the northern part of Vietnam . They are often appreciated by eating them at informal gatherings of friends and family while drinking beer poured over ice . </P> <P> In India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, boiled peanuts are eaten as street food . </P> <P> Boiled peanuts have been eaten for centuries in South America . In Salvador, Bahia, boiled peanuts are eaten as street food . </P> <P> Edward Long, in his 1774 History of Jamaica, notes the consumption of boiled peanuts on the island . This practice was likely brought by slaves from Africa, where Long himself believed peanuts originated . </P>

Do you eat the shell of boiled peanuts