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The burning question*: Chunky or smooth peanut butter?

It’s Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)

Dec 10th 2012, 2:45 PM 7,842 Views 28 Comments

Whatever way you take your peanut butter, eating it with marshmallow spread is just WRONG.

Image: BILL SIKES/AP/Press Association Images

WE KNOW HOW you feel. The week is stretching out in front of you with no end in sight and you have a lot on your plate.

So do like we do here in TheJournal.ie HQ and get stuck into a serious debate on one of life’s most pressing issues.

Possibly.

This week: Texture is second only to taste in how we react to a foodstuff.

Some people, for example, can’t stand ‘bits’ in their orange juice or peel in their marmalade.

What about peanut butter?

Should it be…

A. Chunky, or…

(via Diana Taliun /Shutterstock.com)

B. Smooth?

(via Cris Kelly/Shutterstock.com)

Vote here: What texture is right for peanut butter?

Poll Results:

B - Smooth as silk, baby (1200)

A - Chunky and crunchy (762)

C - Yuck, I hate the stuff (545)

D - Can't we all just get along? (339)

A - Chunky and crunchy
B - Smooth as silk, baby
C - Yuck, I hate the stuff
D - Can't we all just get along?

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The burning question*: Chunky or smooth peanut butter?