Wednesday, June 17, 2009

1000 Beans

A picture (of beans) is worth a thousand words (probably about beans).
Picked up at the Sac Farmer's Market under the freeway from a wonderful Hmong family. The purple ones actually cook green for bio-chemical reasons I am unaware of. Very tasty when steamed with some red garlic then sloshed in a bit of butter, salt and black pepper. Three dollars bought enough to feed me a hearty helping every single day this week.

13 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! We're growing some in our garden, nothing like fresh beans. If you have a small spot in your yard, or even a large planter, you could grow some bush type beans. (Just look for bush, not pole on the seed pack) It's not too late!

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  2. Hello Garrett,

    I see more than a few green vegetables have their purple cousins/siblings, like asparagus, sprouting broccoli, basil, etc., but I've never seen purple string beans before! They sure are gorgeous, especially along with those of other colors. :)

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  3. Beautiful beans....I once made batches of dilly beans, carefully lining up alternating wax, green and burgundy beans in a spiral in my jars, artfully tucking in fresh dill and a garlic clove...and then nearly cried when all the beans turned the same shade of green when I ladled the the hot brine over....

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  4. What is red garlic? I have never heard of it, but I love garlic.

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  5. lovely blog

    Hugs from a Swede in Singapore

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  6. What kind of beans are the purple ones? I planted hyacinth beans this year and I'm wondering if they'll come up like that.

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  7. Oh, I can't wait for beans to be ready here.

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  8. cm25: Red garlic is called Kilarney Red. It's a specific type of garlic that is super strong and sulphiric.

    Liana: Honestly, not sure. I think they are called Burgundy beans according to Leendaluu.

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  9. Not necessarily about your post, but I just finished reading the fascinating book "When the Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down"---about the Hmong. Have you read it?

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  10. Beans beans beans beans beans beans beans ... eh, you get the point.

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  11. Beautiful photography. I'll have to start reading...

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  12. Hi Garrett, I love your photography. What kind of camera are you using?

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~Garrett