I thought "Blood Sugar Diet" was just a hot trend... The surprising twist of this food [After work kitchen - peanut butter]

Recently, peanut butter has been emerging as a popular breakfast diet option for the 2030 generation.

A diet video of eating peanut butter and apples together on YouTube has garnered over one million views.

 

According to Market Kurly, peanut butter sales in the last second quarter (April to June) increased approximately fivefold compared to the same period last year.

 

The variety of products has also increased significantly. In response to the diverse demands of consumers, the number of peanut butter products has increased by 2.5 times.

 

 

The reason high-calorie peanut butter helps with dieting is because it has blood sugar regulation functions.

 

Peanut butter contains a high amount of unsaturated fatty acids.

 

This unsaturated fatty acid helps suppress the rapid rise in blood sugar levels and aids in maintaining a feeling of fullness.

 

In fact, the uses of peanut butter are endless. Peanut butter was also used as a food in the United States in 2020 for the 'COVID-19 loss of smell test.'

 

In 2020, Yale University clinical psychologist Dana Small devised an olfactory test (Sniff Test) to identify asymptomatic carriers, and the key to this test was peanut butter.

 

He had healthcare workers smell peanut butter. Surprisingly, everyone who reported severe loss of smell later tested positive.

Through his research, he explained the significance of the experiment by stating, "Those who find testing difficult can easily perform a COVID-19 test using peanut butter."

 

He explained that the reason for choosing peanut butter for the smell test was because "peanut butter has the most familiar smell to Americans."

Actually, Dr. Small was not the only one who used peanut butter in the research.

 

In 2013, a research team from Florida State University College of Medicine in the United States discovered that patients with Alzheimer's disease are unable to detect the distinctive smell of peanut butter from the early stages of the disease. This finding was published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Subsequently, the 'Peanut Butter Test' has been used to screen for suspected dementia patients based on their ability to detect the smell.

 

After work this time, in the kitchen, we will tell the history of the versatile crop peanut and peanut butter, which started from the food of black slaves, and was used in patient meals, combat rations, diet foods, and even medical testing.

 

We are revealing the summer seasonal menu 'Tantanmen' made with peanut butter.

 

 

Peanuts, the main ingredient of peanut butter, are a crop inseparable from the African slave trade.

 

Originally, peanuts are native to Brazil and Argentina. Around 1500 BC, the Incas of Peru also ate peanuts, and it is said that they used peanuts as offerings and buried them with mummies to honor spirits.

 

 

Peanuts, which were once considered sacred food, fell into the category of 'slaves' food' as the Age of Exploration led by Columbus began.

Portuguese merchants brought South American peanuts to Europe and Africa.

 

They also engaged in the slave trade by capturing African black people through slave hunting and selling them.

During voyages that lasted 4 to 6 months, slave traders fed peanuts along with corn to the Black people.

 

Peanuts, which grew well in West Africa, were inexpensive yet high in calories, making them perfect for satisfying the hunger of slaves.

 

 

 

 

Peanuts, which had been transmitted from South America to Africa, reached North America again in the 18th century along with Black slaves.

 

At that time, the southern United States imported Black slaves from Africa to compensate for the labor shortage caused by the development of agriculture.

 

At this time, easy-to-grow peanuts also arrived.

 

 

Because of this background, peanuts in the United States were treated as "food eaten by slaves."

 

The English word "goober," meaning "peanut or silly person," is derived from the Congolese word "nguba," which means peanut.

 

 

 

In the 700s, peanuts began to be used as pig feed, and around the 1800s, they were cultivated extensively in South Carolina, USA.

 

Peanuts could be used as oil, food, and cocoa substitutes, but they were not widely cultivated across the United States until 1900.

 

Peanuts became popular among middle-class white Americans around 1860, coinciding with the outbreak of the Civil War. The Confederate army used peanuts as combat rations.

 

In particular, it is said that the southern troops burned peanuts and drank them as a substitute for coffee.

 

 

Peanuts, which once fed slaves in the United States, made a significant mark in the food industry again in the late 19th century with peanut butter.

 

This time, it was made for patients who are not slaves. Dr. Strauß, a surgeon who opened a hospital in St. Louis, created a high-calorie nutritional supplement for patients with weak teeth due to aging.

 

He ground peanuts into a paste, which was the very beginning of peanut butter.

 

Dr. Ian Straugh patents a machine for making peanut butter.

 

Another anecdote features Dr. Kellogg, who is now famous for his cereal brand.

 

In 1897, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, who operated a sanatorium in Michigan, USA, developed peanut butter for the patients at the sanatorium.

 

Dr. Kellogg, a strict vegetarian, devised a high-calorie food that patients could eat instead of meat, and that was peanut butter.

Peanut butter food sold on eBay

 

Cost-effective peanut butter is also adopted as military rations by the U.S. Army.

 

A 1.5-ounce can of cream peanut butter was distributed as rations to soldiers who participated in two world wars, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

 

Most cans were issued as B-ration (non-frozen combat ration) kits along with crackers and desserts.

 

The 모습 of opening peanut butter combat rations made 50 years ago.

 

The 모습 of opening peanut butter combat rations made 50 years ago.

 

The menu with jam and peanut butter on bread was the soldiers' favorite. And after the war, soldiers who returned to their hometowns are said to have enjoyed peanut butter jam toast with their children, who are now part of the baby boomer generation.

 

Peanut butter has thus become a soul food for Americans.

 

Americans consume an average of 6 pounds (2.72 kg) of peanut butter per year.

 

 

 

 

Peanut butter is delicious when spread on bread, but if used as a cooking sauce, it can create a unique dish.

 

Peanuts are used in Taiwanese Tantanmen.

 

Tantanmen is a dish where peanuts, chili powder, garlic, and other ingredients are stir-fried in peanut oil, then poured over noodles, topped with pork and green onions, and mixed before eating.

 

I introduce a simple recipe that can be made without using fire in hot weather with peanut butter.

 

 

 

▶Ingredients: 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 teaspoon red pepper powder, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, a handful of chopped green onions, soy milk noodles, 1 tablespoon allulose

 

1. Put peanut butter, soy sauce, vinegar, minced garlic, chopped green onions, and other seasonings into a bowl and mix well.

 

 

 

Add a small amount of water to thicken the sauce. You can also add a little oyster sauce according to your preference.

 

 

 

3. Rinse the tofu skin with water and pour the sauce over it. According to your preference, garnish with stir-fried seasoned pork and perilla leaves or cucumber.

 

Tantanmen made with soy milk noodles is so simple that it takes less than five minutes to prepare. There's no need to boil the noodles separately, making it perfect for cooking during hot summer days. Additionally, it is low in carbohydrates and rich in protein and dietary fiber, making it an excellent choice for a diet-friendly meal.