adidas' Hard-Boiled Handball Spezial Is a Literal Snack

Double Tap to ZoomSneakersadidas' Deeply Southern Handball Spezial Is a Whole SnackBoiled peanuts are not just an American Southern delicacy. They're also a hot and fresh adidas sneaker. In collaboration with Florida-based streetwear boutique Fresh Rags, adidas turned its Handball Spezial into a wearable ode to one of the strangest snacks south of the Mason-Dixon. But what is a regional snack if not a little unconventional?For the uninitiated, boiled peanuts are something of a southern delicacy found almost at the best gas stations any road tripper could hope to stumble across.Your Highsnobiety privacy settings have blocked this Instagram post. It's basically the caviar of the gas station, and Fresh Rags founder and Florida native Michael Bickel expresses as much through his Hot Boiled Peanuts Handball Spezial.Your Highsnobiety privacy settings have blocked this Instagram post.It's not just a cool sneaker based on a quirky snack; it's a love letter to the Sunshine State and the culture that fostered Fresh Rags' creation. The brown upper represents the toasted hue obtained by a bag of properly stewed peanuts, while the heel reflects the rough, veined outer of a peanut shell.Loopy cursive script spells out "caviar' near the toe in a gold hue similar to the hot-foil stamped "Spezial" and Trefoil branding at the Three Stripes.The boiled peanut collab will release on August 8, but you can get your actual fresh and hot boiled peanuts any time you're in the greater Tampa area.Highsnobiety has affiliate marketing partnerships, which means we may receive a commission from your purchase. Want to shop the products our editors actually love? Visit our SHOPPER page and subscribe to the newsletter for recs on all things fashion, footwear, and beauty.We Recommendadidas' Shiniest of New Metallic Slip-Ons Is No Plain (Mary) Janeadidas' Olive Suede Loafer Isn't Your Normal 9-5 Shoe — It's BetterThese adidas Pokémon Sneakers Aren't Just Good — They're Spezialadidas’ BW Army Decon Slips into Somthing More ComfortableAnother Scaly adidas Sneaker Joins the Patterned-Shoe JungleWhat To Read NextSnob Diaries: Justin Kendall Embarks On A Five-Star Italian Touradidas' Shiniest of New Metallic Slip-Ons Is No Plain (Mary) JaneThis Nike Trail Runner Just Beefed Up & Blacked Outadidas' Hard-Boiled Handball Spezial Is a Literal SnackBirkenstock's Satin Mary Jane Is a Real Deal Ballet SlipperThese AF1s Are A Snake-Skinned Homage to One of Basketball's Greatest