Corn Nuts

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About

Corn nuts are small seasoned nuts that you eat as a snack. To make corn nuts, whole corn kernels are soaked in water for three days, then deep-fried in oil until they are hard and brittle. Invented in 1936, corn nuts were originally given away at taverns as a snack that went well with beer.

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Translations: Corn Rieksti, Kukurūzų Riešutai, Rondele de porumb, Kukuruz Matice, Kukurydza Nuts, मकई पागल, Milho Nuts, Кукуруза гайки, Καλαμπόκι Nuts, الذرة المكسرات, 콘 너트, Kukuřičné Nuts, Jagung Kacang-kacangan, Corn mani, 玉米坚果, Fruits de closca de blat de moro, Corn Oreščki, Kukuričné Nuts, תירס אגוזים, Corn Nötter, Кукуруз ораси, コーンナット, Corn Nødder, Frutos de cáscara de maíz, Кукурудза гайки, Corn Pähkinät, Царевица Ядки