In article >,
says...
>
> 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
> >
> > --
>
> Those are just another variety of pole beans...LORDIE, YOU PEOPLE ARE DENSE.
> ====

They're so different they don't even grow in the same climate. I hope
you never got to answer any questions from customers when you were a
grocery clerk. They'd ask for walnuts and you'd send them home with
chestnuts, because they're all the same anyway