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Apparently, peanut butter is hugely popular

Our current products at home, based on peanuts. My picture.

I don’t like peanut butter. But I also don’t like Nutella or dulce de leche. I’m just not into things you spread on bread, partly because I don’t eat bread either. And I don’t put those things on crackers; I go for something savory instead.

I Like It Dense, Dark, and Full Of Holes

But I’ve learned living here and there that peanut butter is hugely popular around the world, especially in English-speaking countries, and in the Netherlands.

I’ve lived here for over 10 years, but I never noticed the enormous consumption of peanut butter.

Until one day, some years back, my oldest son came home, from the gym and said we needed to buy it for the protein. I’ve never really pushed back on my kids’ wishes; they’ve generally been pretty reasonable. Except for last week, when my youngest told me he wants an iPhone. He never asks for anything, but going from nothing to something that expensive is a big leap. It’s his birthday, he’s a good kid and an excellent student. Still. That’s not peanuts.