On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 9:34:16 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 12:59:42 +1000, Bruce >
> wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > >
> > > On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 12:39:09 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > > > I made pork & beans for dinner last night... Asian style. Ground pork,
> > > > haricots verts instead of long beans (because I like them better) and
> > > > Asian seasonings. Against my better judgment, as per the recipe I used
> > > > all the Thai basil and sure enough - hubby didn't like it, but said he
> > > > liked it after he picked out what he could find. I'll make it again,
> > > > but with less basil next time.
> > > >
> > > > Pictures in alt.binaries.food, if you're interested.
> > > >
> > > And were your short green beans better flavored than the long green beans? I've had some very tasty long green pole beans, in fact I liked them far better than the green bush beans.
> > > ====
> >
> > How do they compare to haricots verts?
>
> Not as tender. IMO, Blue Lake compares favorably with haricot verts.
> BTW: it's obvious that he has no clue what long beans are.
> http://www.yireservation.com/wp-cont...5/img_3861.jpg
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Those are just another variety of pole beans...LORDIE, YOU PEOPLE ARE DENSE.
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