Kilikini wrote:
> Katra wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> I keep trying to find new "veggies" my small parrot might like. I
> >> just
> >> bought a container of alfafa sprouts and she doesn't seem thrilled
> >> with
> >> them. So, any ideas what I can do with the remainder? Maybe add
to
> >> a stir
> >> fry with water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and broccoli?
> >>
> >> NOTE: I don't like cold food, i.e. salads, cold pita-bread
> >> sandwiches, etc.
> >>
> >> Might just throw them out for the wild birds. They might be more
> >> appreciative than Peaches is.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > I like them on crackers with slices of tomatoe and some mayo...
> >
> > AFAIK, Alfalfa sprouts are not eaten warm?
> >
>
> I have never heard of a warm recipe with Alfalfa sprouts either. I
think
> they'd just wilt away and become a dirty-tasting, stuck-together
blob.
> Sprouts are usually used in sandwiches and salads; can't think of any
other
> way, unless, like what Mr. Fromage (that name still cracks me up!)
> suggested - garnish.
>
> kili

Wouldn't be chow mein, hot n' sour soup, etc. without cooked sprouts...
alfalfa sprouts are a nice garnish for all types of hot soups. Sprouts
can be of all types of seeds... I like sprouted mustard seed, very good
in tomato-y soups, adds a nice bite.

Sheldon