Munching chewy nougat and crunchy peanuts, Fin touched another button.

Slices of beef, marinated and grilled ($6.50), are topped with crunchy shredded peanuts.

Similarly, the shrimp dish called masaman Muslim curry is fragrant and spicy, and has delightfully contrasting textures between the buttery potato chunks and crunchy peanuts.

Threads of white daikon radish with crunchy peanuts and steamed seafood dumplings bathe in a fragrant lemon-grass broth.

The aromatic masaman curry ($9) substitutes crunchy peanuts for some of the chili spice.

He had piled nutmeg-scented rice in a big bowl, into which he had stirred cubes of cucumber and handfuls of crunchy peanuts.

Warm shrimp salad ($7.95) shows Asian flair in a wonderful combination of flavors and textures, with grilled shrimp served with crunchy peanuts, diced cucumbers and a sesame dressing.

Our meal included roast chicken, fried tofu, tempeh (fermented soybean cake), vegetables and noodles, served with traditional accompaniments of spicy chili, crunchy fried peanuts and hard-boiled eggs.

Sautéed trout ($17), which arrives swathed in wonderfully aromatic pea greens, is well matched with crunchy peanuts and soft, earthy mashed white beans.

An additional variety of crunchy coated peanuts popular in Israel is "American peanuts".