• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    And they’re easy! Like I enjoy fake meat as a treat, but as my wife can’t eat soy my primary meat replacement is black beans. Sometimes butter beans. It’s great, it’s easy, and I feel good.

    That said the real best is lentils. Nothing is healthy like lentils are. They’re just difficult to cook right

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      2 months ago

      I tried a Beyond Burger once and all I could taste was beans. I’m not a huge fan of beans, but having a bean flavor with a non-bean consistency is a no-go from my palate.

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        2 months ago

        i fear eating them, since i had 2 days long migraines often, i think cooking them like this is really nesscessary, to get rid of toxins from the outher shell. but i am far to hungry for this method.

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          2 months ago

          Just an FYI, that was a joke. Lentils cook faster than any other bean and you do not need to soak them. They are super healthy for you.

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            2 months ago

            there are species of lentils you have to soak in water for days, and then cook really long, i didnt made that up.

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              2 months ago

              Interesting. I usually do the French Lentils because they cook the fastest. And regular brown. Red are quick but I usually use those to thicken pasta sauce since they disintegrate but add thickness and protein.

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                2 months ago

                there are like 100dreds of different ones ;-)

                usually, you have to cook them this long because the outer shell has some form of toxin against plant eating animals.