Indonesians mix sand with peanuts to create traditional roasted snack

Roasted peanuts are a popular snack in Indonesia where they are traditionally prepared with a liberal sprinkling of sand.

Roasted peanuts are a popular snack in Indonesia where they are traditionally prepared with a liberal sprinkling of sand.

Footage filmed in West Sumatra on March 11 shows a cook stirring a huge metal pan of the nuts with their shells on over a fire.

The sand helps heat the nuts to the perfect temperature and is dusted off before eating.