The reason you would put peanuts in coke is to enjoy the taste of the peanuts saltiness with the coke.
The saltiness from the peanuts mixes wonderfully with the sweetness from the Coke.
And the peanuts preserve their crunch and make for the ultimate snack when your Coke is gone.
The original reason for putting peanuts in coke or Coca Cola was so people could eat the peanuts without washing their hands first.
Then after that it was discovered that the peanuts in the Coca Cola actually tasted really good so it became a thing and a fad to put peanuts in Coca Cola.
When work was over, many people did not have a place to wash up, so pouring the peanuts directly into the Coke eliminated the need to wash up before snacking.
Drinking Coke while you chew on salty peanuts can certainly seem like a stretch as the perfect snack today.
The saltiness from the peanuts mixes wonderfully with the sweetness from the Coke.
And the peanuts preserve their crunch and make for the ultimate snack when your Coke is gone.
“Think of it like the working man's strawberries in champagne.
In the South, peanuts and soda, sometimes called a “farmers' coke,” was a workingman's beverage.
Its fizzy refreshment bore sweet and salty satisfactions that could be savored during a work break.