john martin > wrote:

> I forgot some mung beans that I was soaking and they have put out white root
> shoots.
>
> I know that some people sprout pulses and beans to put in salad *raw*, but
> at what point do mung beans (and others such as alfalfa- widely sold in
> health food shops in London for sprouting) become safe to eat raw in a
> salad? Since it says on all the packets not to eat raw.

Mung beans sprouts are what are sold all over the place for use in
Chinese dishes. They *are* the common "bean sprouts" you see in the
Markets (at least here in the U.S.).

-sw