Word of the day: leguminous
adjective Botany
of, relating to, or denoting plants of the pea family ( Leguminosae). They have seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and typically root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen.
Despite the old song, I don’t believe beans are a fruit — it’s just harder to find rhymes for vegetable. ;) They are, however, a marvelous source of nutrients, including protein and fiber.
Speaking of nutrients, cooking with dry beans apparently helps their nutritiousness versus canned. It also aids digestion and reduces their, ah, “magical” properties.
Here’s a cool article on “Soaking Beans”, explaining why and how to soak beans. The page is one of a larger Dried Beans collection with all kinds of interesting tidbits, from cooking, to flavoring, to storage.
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