Corn nuts are prepared by soaking whole corn kernels in water for three days, then deep-frying them in oil until they are hard and brittle. The kernels are soaked because they shrink during the harvesting and cleaning process, and rehydration returns them to their original size.
Mmm. Rehydration. Delicious. They are a perfect combination of hard and brittle, though. Ol' Mr. Holloway knew what he was doing. I'm a huge fan. Before I give my rankings of flavors and pander for free products, I assembled Snacktion News to get their opinion on Corn Nuts.
Maybe we can get Snacktion Reporter One, Nicole Amstutz, up first.
MTD: Nikki, do you have time to discuss Nuts?
NA: Always ready to discuss DEEZ NUTZ.
MTD: Well, I certainly put that on a tee for you. I meant Corn Nuts. Your thoughts?
NA: Never had them. Corn isn't a nut. Technically it's a fruit.
MTD: You're woefully unprepared for this segment.
NA: Although TECHNICALLY, it's also a seed, so it's also LITERALLY a figurative "nut." So I guess I've painted myself into this corner and I live here now.
MTD: Alright. That's some good TV. So, you've never heard of Corn Nuts before?
NA: After googling them, I do now. I would totally eat them. How did I not know this before?
MTD: Too busy with your corn research?
Let's toss this over to Mike Hllwya.
MTD: Mike, Corn Nuts.
MH: I have no thoughts on Corn Nuts.
MTD: You guys are crushing it.
How about Amber Hllwya?
MTD: Amber, for the love of god, Corn Nuts?
AH: Corn Nuts are amazing! We don't have them here.
MTD: Amber lives in the Corn Nut blind spot of the Untied States. Amber, since you're the only other one who knows what I'm talking about, do you have a favorite flavor?
AH: Can't go wrong with the OG, then BBQ is a close second. I've tried ranch and I am not a fan.
MTD: The Chile Picante is really good.
AH: How fast can you get them here?
MTD: I'll send some to the nearest post office. I don't know how long it takes the horse and buggy to get to your barn.
Corn Nuts are one of my favorite snacks. When I was just a young little snack pro, I loved the half popped kernels of popcorn. Then I ate candy for 30 years and compromised the structural integrity of my teeth. Luckily, Corn Nuts were there to fill in the crunchy corn void.
My flavor rankings were shown in the earlier graphic. I'll go through them anyway. They had a spicy one that was amazing but seemingly was taken away from me personally. So..
1. Original Corn Nuts: You had me at crunchy and salty. There was never a need for more flavors. But alas, Americans won't be satisfied until you add ranch into the equation.
2. Chile Picante Con Limon: It's a mild spicy Corn Nut with a touch of tanginess. The flavor isn't overwhelming enough to ruin the Corn Nut experience.
3. Jalapeno Cheddar: The spice of the jalapeno is great on this. The fake cheddar spray gets negative points for me. Listen, I can still power through a bag but it would be better less cheesy..
4: BBQ: I'm really not a big fan of sweet BBQ and that's what this is. I won't eat them. But if I had to, I eat those over
5: Ranch: Let me get this out of the way, I love celery. Strictly because it's a vehicle for Ranch. Ranch flavored snacks do not do it for me. Cool Ranch Doritos, Ranch Corn Nuts, um, the other ones.
The point is I go nuts for Corn Nuts. Now, make me those spicy ones and send a case to the station. Thanks Mr. Halloway!
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