Today is yet another product review. Up today are Planters Wicked Hot Chipotle Peanuts. I purchased these peanuts somewhere or other, thinking these would be great peanuts, and the review would make a great addition to the site. One of these ideas was correct.

Planters Wicked Hot Chipotle Peanuts (click to enlarge)

The can opens innocently enough, like any other can of peanuts. I noted that the peanuts are dusted with some flavor powder, where all of the seasoning should be. I was drawn in by the Wicked Hot description in the title. The alphageek likes spicy food, and flavored nuts are a great delivery system for the heat component. I took a couple of the peanuts, and crunched down, waiting for the explosion of heat.

That explosion never came. Instead, it was like being a kid and setting off some firecrackers that never go off. I hoped that I could just have another, and the heat would kick in, sort of like when you can just light some more firecrackers, and get that noise that you are looking for. I never really got the bang out of these peanuts, that they promised. There is even a face with steam or smoke or something coming out of its ears, right on front. I certainly did not get that.

What did I get? I got a product that had a very sweet taste. Sure, there was a small heat component, but I got mostly sweet. It was a synthetic sweet at that, combined with some sort of synthetic tasting smoke flavor that only served to remind me that I did not get the Wicked Hot promised on the label.

Usually, peanuts are something that don't last long here at alphageek headquarters. I like to chomp a few down when I arrive home from work, but these have been open over a month, and the can is still half full. My thoughts are that this is a pretty weak flavor profile, and you should stick with the standard Planters Peanuts, which have stood the test of time as a solid snack food, and stay away from the trendy product.

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First, there will be no pictures today. The inside of the restaurant was just too dark to whip out the camera, and start snapping away. Visually, I wish we had a camera, so that I could capture what I saw for you. Red. Everything was red. Because I am the alphageek here, I will tell what I wrote down. Red table cloths. Red booths. Partially red walls. Red napkins. Red floor. While you might think all I remember is red, I do remember one other thing: incredibly exotic smelling Indian spices in the restaurant. Forget the red, and concentrate on the great smells, and you will be rewarded with a great meal.

When we were seated, some mint chutney and crackers were brought to the table, somewhat like chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant. We tried the chutney, and hoped that the rest of the meal was as good, because the chutney was simply amazing, with just a little mint to bring out the flavor, but no so much that you thought of mint jelly.

We then ordered some tomato soup. We were really hoping for something different, but we got more or less good old tomato soup. While it was fine tomato soup, it really was nothing exotic. By the way, yes, the soup was red.

We then dove into our main dishes. We ordered the Milona Special Combination which included naan, lamb in sauce, tandoori chicken, roasted lamb, vegetables, and vegetable curry. The other dish was the Veggie Special Platter, which included spinach, chick peas, samosa and sweet chutney sauce and yogurt sauce. Ordering a meat combination with a veggie combination allowed us to get our vegetables in for the day. The lamb was perfectly cooked, as was everything else. The food we were served was all excellently prepared, and gave us a great start to our vacation.

Desert was a rice pudding with ground pistachios, with a little nutmeg sprinkled on top. While I am not usually a fan of rice pudding, the addition of the pistachios and nutmeg gave the rice pudding a little upgrade, that made it a great treat at the end of the meal.

When using the google maps, we did notice the maps tried to send us to the wrong side of the street, so you are looking for a strip mall across the street from McDonald's. You can use the map below, or click on this link to find your way there.

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