Peanuts, covered in salt water, are thrown in a mountain of grey sand and are roasted for a while. Once the roasting method is completed, they use a metal strainer to remove the sand from the peanuts.

Roasted and salted? Peanuts can be so much more, NPB says. By Maggie Hennessy. 26-Mar-2014 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 14:27 GMT. Sometimes it’s hard to think inventively about the ingredient that ...

Although salted peanuts and chana are low in sodium, almonds and cashew nuts contain sodium and hence, taking them in the salted form might further the overall sodium intake.

Salt roasting is not new. Along the Mediterranean, it has been used for centuries to keep fish flaky and moist. In China, the Hakka people for more than 2,000 years have roasted chickens by ...