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Thanks. This one has salt. Any 100% pure peanut butter? Ingredients will say one thing: PEANUTS.

98% is pretty close!

WillyBaldy wrote:

Thanks. This one has salt. Any 100% pure peanut butter? Ingredients will say one thing: PEANUTS.

I'm pretty sure that's going to be hard to find as the manufacturing process uses oil and salt, perhaps with other ingredients to flavour it, however, I gather at least one brand (maybe Australian or American????) called Crazy Richard (or something like that) uses only mushed up nuts.
Of course my memory of watching the gunk being made is out of date and a very long time ago so perhaps things have changed.

Fred wrote:

WillyBaldy wrote:

Thanks. This one has salt. Any 100% pure peanut butter? Ingredients will say one thing: PEANUTS.

I'm pretty sure that's going to be hard to find as the manufacturing process uses oil and salt, perhaps with other ingredients to flavour it, however, I gather at least one brand (maybe Australian or American????) called Crazy Richard (or something like that) uses only mushed up nuts.
Of course my memory of watching the gunk being made is out of date and a very long time ago so perhaps things have changed.

Yeah, when people told me there was natural peanut butter in Vietnam, I don't think they understood the concept of 100% natural. Next time, before I leave Canada, I'll ransack Costco! 

Malcolmleitrim wrote:

98% is pretty close!

I'm really trying to avoid any added salt.

Make your own - Pretty easy if you have a powerful grinder and far safer.
My time at a peanut processing plant allowed me an insight into what went on behind closed doors so I can assure you seeing the peanut butter plant would put you off for life.
Buy your own peanuts, roast them, smash them up so your grinder has an easy time, then turn them into mush.
Big trick - Watch out for mottling on the surface of the roasted nut as that's an indication of disease (Fungal growth) , thus possible aflatoxin contamination.

Thanks for believing in me, but I can barely cook shrimps. I see what you're talking about as building my own car. I think I'll inject my body with some extra salt and sugar instead  But your instructions are quite interesting, just out of curiosity.

Ditto, make your own. The oil will separate and you will have to stir it before using it but you will know it is pure.

Jim-Minh wrote:

Ditto, make your own. The oil will separate and you will have to stir it before using it but you will know it is pure.

Or...

He could make the peanut butter, allow it to settle and pour off the peanut oil and use it for other things.

Then he could stir the peanut paste left behind...

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

Jim-Minh wrote:

Ditto, make your own. The oil will separate and you will have to stir it before using it but you will know it is pure.

Or...

He could make the peanut butter, allow it to settle and pour off the peanut oil and use it for other things.

Then he could stir the peanut paste left behind...

I'm no expert but I think I need 100% of the oil mixed with the peanut butter to have the smooth texture I like. Heck, I've never thought I'd be here on this forum talking about peanut butter the same way some talk about dating and marriage, but I do love my peanut butter! 

Fred wrote:

Make your own - Pretty easy if you have a powerful grinder and far safer.
My time at a peanut processing plant allowed me an insight into what went on behind closed doors so I can assure you seeing the peanut butter plant would put you off for life.
Buy your own peanuts, roast them, smash them up so your grinder has an easy time, then turn them into mush.
Big trick - Watch out for mottling on the surface of the roasted nut as that's an indication of disease (Fungal growth) , thus possible aflatoxin contamination.

This was going to be my next suggestion, it can't be very difficult and as you say probably much healthier.

Big C stores in the south sell small jars of peanut butter that appears to be 100% natural in the bakery section. There are two varieties, one with sugar and one without. I think the one without sugar might have salt. This peanut butter has oil floating on the top. I once emailed the company that makes it and he told me they distribute to Big C in the south only, not the north. I've bought it at Big C in HCM and I think in Nha Trang.

I used to eat it all the time before I went on my low-carb diet. Very tasty stuff!

Fred wrote:

Make your own - Pretty easy if you have a powerful grinder and far safer.
My time at a peanut processing plant allowed me an insight into what went on behind closed doors so I can assure you seeing the peanut butter plant would put you off for life.
Buy your own peanuts, roast them, smash them up so your grinder has an easy time, then turn them into mush.
Big trick - Watch out for mottling on the surface of the roasted nut as that's an indication of disease (Fungal growth) , thus possible aflatoxin contamination.

Yeah, powerful grinder, water distiller, toaster oven...all stuff I would love to have and another reason why I want a long-term visa and a permanent home. Hard to carry heavy stuff like that when you're a traveller. To say nothing of planting my own organic vegetables!

You guys are crazy, I can barely cook shrimps with a rice cooker. I'll stick to peanut butter with salt and sugar but thanks!  I dare not ask for a different beer, you'll tell me to brew my own!!!!

Sighted peanut butter at Lotte supermarket Vung Tau yesterday

AB_Wayne wrote:

Sighted peanut butter at Lotte supermarket Vung Tau yesterday

Peanut butter is everywhere. 100% natural one is not.

Can't find aftershave either in my city, and I'm running out. Dang!

Someone told me that a shop called Ben Style on Co Bac Street in Q.1 HCMC sells natural peanut butter, if the stuff at Big C is not acceptable.

By the way Willy, how do you like Rach Gia? It's one of the places I've been planning to visit to see if it's livable for me. Cannot tolerate HCMC's polluted air much longer.

I understand there's a Mega Market there. That's a great store, has stuff you can't find anywhere else in VN, way more stuff than Big C has (it's actually owned by Big C Thailand). Their cheese prices are very low, and that's one of the things I will need wherever I go, access to cheese.

But, from my research, it doesn't seem to have any sandy beaches. That's a pity. Can't they build a beach there?

hyagly256 wrote:

Someone told me that a shop called Ben Style on Co Bac Street in Q.1 HCMC sells natural peanut butter, if the stuff at Big C is not acceptable.

By the way Willy, how do you like Rach Gia? It's one of the places I've been planning to visit to see if it's livable for me. Cannot tolerate HCMC's polluted air much longer.

I understand there's a Mega Market there. That's a great store, has stuff you can't find anywhere else in VN, way more stuff than Big C has (it's actually owned by Big C Thailand). Their cheese prices are very low, and that's one of the things I will need wherever I go, access to cheese.

But, from my research, it doesn't seem to have any sandy beaches. That's a pity. Can't they build a beach there?

I think I'm simply going to go for a normal local peanut butter, I won't die from salt and sugar for six months  But next stay over I'll probably bring 2KG from Costco!

I do love Rach Gia. For me, it's the perfect blend of "bigger city" vs countryside. It's small but still has lots of coffee shops, bars, restaurants and so on. A lot of families here with "viet khieu" so a lot of money is injected around. When you drive at night (you can see videos online) it's super beautiful, lights everywhere. I live close to the sea/ocean road and that road is very quiet and beautiful. Last night I was driving around after 11PM and many places were still open, although Vietnam won some sport event so there were festivities. There's *no* °µÍø½ûÇø community, few tourists and most people speak only Vietnamese so I do love the local experience.

My trade off when coming here was no sandy beaches. I'm "happy" with having the ocean close, pure air and nice constant breeze. Whenever I desperately want beaches, I can take a boat to Phu Quoc Island for two hours. I'll probably go there a week-end or two, but with having to pay my mortgage in Canada plus my rent in Rach Gia, a third dwelling would get very expensive!

You can look at , he sometimes drives around, gives you a good idea.

There is a Buddhist temple on the coast between Rach Gia and Ha Tien. The temple is in a cave just up from the beach. There is a nice beach there and a nice beach just west of Ha Tien. I don't know the name of the temple. I searched for it on Google Maps satellite but never found it.

Jim-Minh wrote:

There is a Buddhist temple on the coast between Rach Gia and Ha Tien. The temple is in a cave just up from the beach. There is a nice beach there and a nice beach just west of Ha Tien. I don't know the name of the temple. I searched for it on Google Maps satellite but never found it.

The temple's real name is Chùa Hải Sơn but is known simply as (Cave Temple).  It's at the base of An Hải Mountain in the village of An Bình, Kiên Lương District, Kiên Giang.

On Wiki:

Location on Google Map:

°Â¾±±ô±ô²â:Ìý There are several beaches in Hà Tiên, not sandy as you wish but much closer to you with clean to very clean water, better landscape, and more natural than Phú Quốc:  Hòn Chông, MÅ©i Nai, Bãi Nò, Bãi Bàng, Bãi DÆ°Æ¡ng, etc.

Thanks, dear lady.

Dạ, cảm ơn cô

You actually need a small amount of salt in peanut butter as a natural preservative.
I remember years ago in the 70s I went on an anti salt kick and wound up with muscle cramps as I had eliminated salt out of my diet. That's when I found out we actually need salt in our diets.
The problem is refined food contains far too much salt and it is therefore unhealthy.
One or two percent in peanut butter is perfectly acceptable. No salt and in the Vietnam climate it will go off. Refrigerating will prevent that from happening but it is a lot harder to spread when kept in the fridge.

In Canada I always keep it in the fridge, spend a few minutes stirring it when opening because the oil is on top. Once it's well stirred, it stays in the fridge and is very smooth. I'm pretty sure there's zero salt added. I don't need extra salt as there's enough salt everywhere else that can't be avoided.

Anyway I gave up for now and will eat a crunchy local peanut butter, but next trip I'll know what to pack, on top of a bunch of 4-blades cartridges (Gillette Fusion is crazily expensive in Vietnam) and real aftershave which can't be found anywhere.

<<< Refrigerating will prevent that from happening but it is a lot harder to spread when kept in the fridge. >>>

I've found that a few seconds in the microwave will make it very easy to spread.

WillyBaldy wrote:

In Canada I always keep it in the fridge, spend a few minutes stirring it when opening because the oil is on top. Once it's well stirred, it stays in the fridge and is very smooth. I'm pretty sure there's zero salt added. I don't need extra salt as there's enough salt everywhere else that can't be avoided.

Anyway I gave up for now and will eat a crunchy local peanut butter, but next trip I'll know what to pack, on top of a bunch of 4-blades cartridges (Gillette Fusion is crazily expensive in Vietnam) and real aftershave which can't be found anywhere.

Schick twin blades 7 for 35k are great value and easily found.

Jim-Minh wrote:

<<< Refrigerating will prevent that from happening but it is a lot harder to spread when kept in the fridge. >>>

I've found that a few seconds in the microwave will make it very easy to spread.

I tried that once.

The peanut butter became very easy to POUR.
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colinoscapee wrote:

WillyBaldy wrote:

In Canada I always keep it in the fridge, spend a few minutes stirring it when opening because the oil is on top. Once it's well stirred, it stays in the fridge and is very smooth. I'm pretty sure there's zero salt added. I don't need extra salt as there's enough salt everywhere else that can't be avoided.

Anyway I gave up for now and will eat a crunchy local peanut butter, but next trip I'll know what to pack, on top of a bunch of 4-blades cartridges (Gillette Fusion is crazily expensive in Vietnam) and real aftershave which can't be found anywhere.

Schick twin blades 7 for 35k are great value and easily found.

Can't shave with twin or three blades, need 4+. My type of thick air, impossible.

LOL, A few seconds, OB.

Hey Willybaldy,

My recommendation is to make your own.  Very easy to do!  Just need roasted peanuts and blender.  You can buy pre-roasted peanuts or make your own using the link below.

Sugarcrisp wrote:

Hey Willybaldy,

My recommendation is to make your own.  Very easy to do!  Just need roasted peanuts and blender.  You can buy pre-roasted peanuts or make your own using the link below.

That's a very good YouTube link.

Thanks!

I've often wondered how to roast raw peanuts by myself

It's the easiest method I've ever found.  Very little risk of burning the peanuts.  Enjoy!

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

Sugarcrisp wrote:

Hey Willybaldy,

My recommendation is to make your own.  Very easy to do!  Just need roasted peanuts and blender.  You can buy pre-roasted peanuts or make your own using the link below.

That's a very good YouTube link.

Thanks!

I've often wondered how to roast raw peanuts by myself

Is there a video of how to roast peanuts if you are not by yourself, maybe with a friend. 🤔

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Nooooo I've missed this "Bad joke" 

Sugarcrisp wrote:

It's the easiest method I've ever found.  Very little risk of burning the peanuts.  Enjoy!

Ah, just roasted peanuts and blender eh? Easy! No way I'm going to get into this, I don't even cook. I can only Imagine the hellish sound from my blender (which I don't have) through the surrounding walls made of paper. Ouch.

WillyBaldy wrote:

Nooooo I've missed this "Bad joke" 

Wow...thats is really being PC, there was nothing wrong with Jim's comment. I hope this forum doesn't end up as a PC cesspool.