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Posted by Tess
Lentils and tamari May 20, 2016 01:48AM |
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Re: Lentils and tamari May 20, 2016 01:56AM |
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Re: Lentils and tamari May 20, 2016 05:20AM |
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If your recipe states cooked lentils you probably could substitute with canned, but they won't be as good. If the recipe is for 2 cups of dried lentils that you then cook, the quantity will be out if you substitute with 2 cups of precooked (canned) lentils, as they swell when cooked, so you'll need to adjust for that.
Re: Lentils and tamari May 20, 2016 08:56AM |
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Re: Lentils and tamari May 22, 2016 01:44PM |
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There are two kinds of green lentils.
One kind: [shop.coles.com.au] which are very similar to brown lentils and they tend to go mushy when cooked.
The other kind: [www.rawmaterials.com.au] which are known as French-style lentils. If these ones are grown in France (specifically in the Le Puy region), they're called Puy lentils but if they're grown somewhere else then they have to call them "French-style" instead because "Puy" is a protected designation. It's much cheaper to buy "French-style" than "Puy" lentils (even though they are the same thing - although some French people will argue vigorously about that statement). French-style lentils don't go mushy when cooked and can look very beautiful when combined with other foods.
One kind: [shop.coles.com.au] which are very similar to brown lentils and they tend to go mushy when cooked.
The other kind: [www.rawmaterials.com.au] which are known as French-style lentils. If these ones are grown in France (specifically in the Le Puy region), they're called Puy lentils but if they're grown somewhere else then they have to call them "French-style" instead because "Puy" is a protected designation. It's much cheaper to buy "French-style" than "Puy" lentils (even though they are the same thing - although some French people will argue vigorously about that statement). French-style lentils don't go mushy when cooked and can look very beautiful when combined with other foods.
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