Types of Lentils

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I love the black lentils but they are extremely hard to find. I haven't cooked

those in quite a long some time.

 

http://www.foodsubs.com/Lentils.html

 

Donna

 

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Donna,

 

Trader Joes routinely carries black lentils, bagged in 24oz bags under

their own label. I have a bag sitting here I've yet to cook up.

 

Sharon

 

Donnalilacflower wrote:

> I love the black lentils but they are extremely hard to find. I haven't

cooked those in quite a long some time.

>

> http://www.foodsubs.com/Lentils.html

>

> Donna

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Yes, black lentils! I have seen somewhere a " white " (actually, creamy-colored)

lentil, and more than one kind of " red " lentil, as well. Whole Foods (the St.

Louis area one, anyway) has the " French Grey " (or maybe they are called " French

Green " --I think I have seen both names, though same kind ) Lentils, which are

tiny gray-green ones. I have used them, but not recently. I can't remember

just what they are like when cooked.

 

Last October, I helped my 25-y.o. DD move out to Arizona and I found in a

lovely health food grocery in Sedona, and also in Cottonwood (where DD and DSIL

lived) a lentil I had never seen before: " black 'Beluga' lentils " . They are

smaller, even, than the French lentils, and, I suppose they may be called

" Beluga lentils " because they look like " beluga caviar " (??)

 

Anyway, I couldn't resist these unique little lentils. I bagged up a pound

or so of them and stuck them into my checked baggage when I flew home to

Illinois.

I have not broken into the jar I later stored my " belugas " in--I have this

huge collection of beans and have not touched some of them yet! They look good,

though. If anything, I am sure they make a wonderful addition to a mixed beans

and vegetables soup!

 

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