Beansprouts

A few days ago there was a discussion on KGI about sprouting. I followed it with interest as I have always liked beansprouts - well for several years now anyway.

I learned from the discussion exactly how to sprout seeds and decided to give it a try.

I bought some dried red beans - haricot rouge in France - and started to sprout them. I soaked them for about ten minutes in warm water then drained them and put them into a dark cupboard in the kitchen.

I then soaked them for about a minute every day for the next week or so and watched fascinated as each day new progress could be seen with my tiny young sprouts.

Today, for supper, I decided the time was right and I chose some of the best sprouts and ate them.

They were fabulous. Much better than any sprouts I have had before.

I gave a few to my wife. She is not the most adventurous eater and sprouts were not high on her must eat list. She tentatively took a few - not enough to be called a portion, not even a small portion, but a few. She ate them. Tentatively.

Then she helped herself to a proper sized portion saying how delicious they were. She used the words earthy and I think I agree.

Another first for us.

Ian