Anniekim: Not that canned beans are so *bad* per se, but there is a clear difference in the taste. Id say the dried ones (in the bag) have a more distinct taste when you cook with them.
But if you're throwing together a quick cold bean salad (like with kidney beans, chick peas, white beans, maybe navy beans - garlic, fresh parsley, little lemon juice, salt/pepper) kinda
thing, canned works.
But if Im making rice and beans, and used canned beans - my family would notice the difference right away. Crazy really.
Alisha, thanks for the info! And why are canned beans bad? I think that is all we have ever used! Esp the obligatory black eye peas (with ketchup) on New year's day!
Oh, and here is a fun fact! Kidney beans raw = deadly poison!
I'm spanish too so I know my beans pretty well, for my favorite bean I would have to go for the red bean, its what my mom typically uses in her rice so I love it. A close second would have to
be black beans.... mmmmm
Alisha--thanks for the feedback. I'll use dried next time!
I guess it's like the difference between canned green beans and frsh or frozen. All markedly different.
I chose green beans as that's what's usually eaten in my house/ served in the cafeteria on campus, but I like all types of beans. Even jelly (had to throw that in).
For those of you asking about the canned beans being bad for you it is because they tend to be super high in sodium like most canned food. Plus some brands are heavier on the preservatives.
I like to cook dried beans in larger batches(Throw some garlic, onions, and herbs in the water for added flavor)then I freeze them in ziplocs and pull them out when I need them. As convenient
as cans but way healthier and cheaper!
krazykarot- I'm SO with you! I LOVE lima beans... you HAVE to use the frozen ones and use butter and S&P but I've gotten so many of my friends to love them too! My Dad used to call me
lima bean when I was little b/c I loved so much!
It depends, I love chana masala and falafel so garbanzo beans are up there, but my husband puts fresh black beans in his chili recipe and they are sooo delish.
I love beans, blacks are my favorites. My family is Dominican and when my grandmother visits New York she always makes a white bean stew called "Caldo Gallego", it's delicious.
Ema- If you tried buying frozen and boiling then adding butter, S&P and a bit of garlic salt/ powder you may think different... I'm a Lima Bean pusher! haha
love black beans and so does my hubs so I cook them alot, red or pink beans (roman or pinto GOYA beans), Im Spanish as well and we make a lot of the rice ands peas
(arroz con guandules - moro de guandules)
nikodarling: I do the same thing I used to see my mom do it.
Just so it during the weekend. Also pressure cookers cook them
the best.
I'm originally from New Orleans, so I love red beans (not canned, but slow cooked from scratch!) with andouille and tasso ham; so good. Also,lima beans and, I don't know if they're
technically beans, but vegetarian split peas with a touch of sesame oil and red wine vinegar.
Black beans are my favorite, but I've never met a bean I didn't like. And I agree -- home-cooked beans are best (I love my crock pot and my pressure cooker), but I'll resort to canned beans
in a pinch.
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As a person who has eaten rice and beans (every day!) for my entire life, I have some strong opinions about them.
Absolute favorite? Kidney beans.
NEVER would I eat a canned bean, I dont cook with canned beans (thats just unheard of in my family)
1What is the bean name for black eye'd peas, or are they really peas?
2Black eyed peas are beans, not peas. Then there are also black beans, but they are not one in the same.
I have no idea why they are called that though.
3all of those beans are great--but the lentil is the easiest to cook, for me.
4Alisha--are canned beans really so bad?
Black eyed Peas are my favorite!
5Anniekim: Not that canned beans are so *bad* per se, but there is a clear difference in the taste. Id say the dried ones (in the bag) have a more distinct taste when you cook with them.
But if you're throwing together a quick cold bean salad (like with kidney beans, chick peas, white beans, maybe navy beans - garlic, fresh parsley, little lemon juice, salt/pepper) kinda thing, canned works.
But if Im making rice and beans, and used canned beans - my family would notice the difference right away. Crazy really.
6Alisha, thanks for the info! And why are canned beans bad? I think that is all we have ever used! Esp the obligatory black eye peas (with ketchup) on New year's day!
Oh, and here is a fun fact! Kidney beans raw = deadly poison!
7I'm spanish too so I know my beans pretty well, for my favorite bean I would have to go for the red bean, its what my mom typically uses in her rice so I love it. A close second would have to be black beans.... mmmmm
8Alisha--thanks for the feedback. I'll use dried next time!
9I guess it's like the difference between canned green beans and frsh or frozen. All markedly different.
Well as a Venezuelan I love black beans although we call them Caraotas,and they are part of our typical food, but I also like lentils and green beans.
10I chose green beans as that's what's usually eaten in my house/ served in the cafeteria on campus, but I like all types of beans. Even jelly
(had to throw that in).
11Lima beans!
probably the only one
12Green beans allllllllllll the way!!
13I like lots of different beans! Green beans are probably my fav on that list tho
14im not a fan of any kind of beans
i dunno what it is.. i just dont really like them
15Green beans with new potatoes and some bacon and black pepper. YUM!
16Cravin: Hi! Im not saying canned beans are bad per se, I think you get a richer taste of the bean when you use dried.
I never knew about the black eyed peas/ketchup thing for New Year's Eve - I missed that memo.
LOL
17Lima Beans! Yum!
18Black beans for me!
19Black beans all the way!
20I love jelly beans!! I know they are not really beans but they are definitely delicious.
21I love pinto and kidney beans. You have now made me hungry for a burrito and chili!
22garbanzo and lentils. lentils are good all the time, haha.
23For those of you asking about the canned beans being bad for you it is because they tend to be super high in sodium like most canned food. Plus some brands are heavier on the preservatives.
I like to cook dried beans in larger batches(Throw some garlic, onions, and herbs in the water for added flavor)then I freeze them in ziplocs and pull them out when I need them. As convenient as cans but way healthier and cheaper!
24Mmm, kidney beans.
25Red beans and rice! Yum! Blue Runner makes awesome ones that I add sausage to.
26When I was a kid the only kind of beans that I liked were green beans. But now I love them all! Fejoiada is my favorite black bean dish.
27Lentils, white beans and kidney beans. I mostly eat lentils.
28I love black beans, with some white rice and queso fresco..yum!!!
29krazykarot- I'm SO with you! I LOVE lima beans... you HAVE to use the frozen ones and use butter and S&P but I've gotten so many of my friends to love them too! My Dad used to call me lima bean when I was little b/c I loved so much!
30Black Beans, Lentils & then Kidney!
31is it sad that i don't know my beans? i think i like kidney beans in my chili, but baked beans are made with pinto beans, right?
32I love green beans the best, but I also love garbanzo, pinto and lentils!
33It depends, I love chana masala and falafel so garbanzo beans are up there, but my husband puts fresh black beans in his chili recipe and they are sooo delish.
34Black beans versatile and good.
35Fava beans - they are so delicious and substantial, and mix elegantly with so many delicious dishes!
36Im not really a bean fan
37green bean casserole all the way!!!
38I love all those types of beans...I don't like lima beans, that's about it. I love beans in soups and chili, so good.
39I love beans, blacks are my favorites. My family is Dominican and when my grandmother visits New York she always makes a white bean stew called "Caldo Gallego", it's delicious.
40Pintos! I'm a refried kind of gal.
41Ema- If you tried buying frozen and boiling then adding butter, S&P and a bit of garlic salt/ powder you may think different... I'm a Lima Bean pusher! haha
42White beans!
43love black beans and so does my hubs so I cook them alot, red or pink beans (roman or pinto GOYA beans), Im Spanish as well and we make a lot of the rice ands peas
(arroz con guandules - moro de guandules)
nikodarling: I do the same thing I used to see my mom do it.
44Just so it during the weekend. Also pressure cookers cook them
the best.
I couldn't possibly pick just one of those, they're all good for different things!
45green beans or lima beans
46I'm originally from New Orleans, so I love red beans (not canned, but slow cooked from scratch!) with andouille and tasso ham; so good. Also,lima beans and, I don't know if they're technically beans, but vegetarian split peas with a touch of sesame oil and red wine vinegar.
47Black beans are my favorite, but I've never met a bean I didn't like. And I agree -- home-cooked beans are best (I love my crock pot and my pressure cooker), but I'll resort to canned beans in a pinch.
48Don't have a favorite--I love them all.
49green beans are veggies, not legumes... they don't belong on this list really... I LOVE black beans and Baked beans!
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