On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 21:29:56 -0800, spamtrap > wrote:

>Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:09:51 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Ginny Sher" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Black beans give some people MUCH worse digestive discomfort than other
>>>>>kinds of beans. Pain, in other words. I'd avoid that idea if I were you,
>>>>>unless you know these people already like black beans in their various
>>>>>forms.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the heads-up. I'm pretty sure these people eat a lot of
>>>>beans regularly so I don't think there would be any problem.
>>>>
>>>>Ginny
>>>
>>>I wasn't clear about this. I know people who eat beans 10 times a week.
>>>Kidney beans, pinto beans, fava beans, navy beans, all kinds. They get VERY
>>>nasty reactions to black beans.
>>>
>>>It does NOT matter how often your guests eat other beans. Your conclusion
>>>that "there wouldn't be any problem" is based on air. Go ahead with your
>>>plans, but have another side dish ready in case you see people avoiding the
>>>black beans.
>>>
>>
>>
>> This is news to me. I love black beans, and have never seen anyone
>> avoid them.
>>
>>
>
>I have to wonder if this is some type of twisted racial slur. A bean is
>pretty much a bean. Why would he state "I wasn't clear about this. I
>know people who eat beans 10 times a week. Kidney beans, pinto beans,
>fava beans, navy beans, all kinds. They get VERY nasty reactions to
>black beans." if not for a some ethnocentric reason? It's not like black
>beans are poisonous or anything.
>

"Ethnocentric slur"??? You lost me there. Maybe I'm just stupid.

I guess lactose intolerance could be called ethnocentric. Is it
something like that?

My bean books don't say any special precautions are needed for black
beans vis a vis other kinds.

I wouldn't want to cause distress to any guests, of whatever
ethnicity.




Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


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