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From:	Just Me (67.137.157.170)
Subject:	Re: Beans
Date:	March 28, 2012 at 11:10 am PST

In Reply to: Re: Beans posted by Eduardo on March 28, 2012 at 9:58 am:

Well, Eduardo, this is interesting. Using the Google translator, these beans are called cowpeas, black-eyed peas, and "string beans." However, they do not appear to be the same as what we call "string beans" in the States.

From looking at all of the photos that came up for
feijao de corda (http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1344&bih=746&q=feijo+de+corda&gbv=2&oq=feijo+de+corda&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_l=img.12...976l4825l0l6012l5l5l0l0l0l0l109l338l4j1l5l0.frgbld.), they appear to me to be what The 80-10-10 Diet refers to as "legumes." (see pp. 21-22).

Personally, a few times during the year when they are in season, I enjoy fresh, raw, young, tender string beans that look like this: http://foodblogga.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-you-should-never-eat-canned-string.html But, only in limited quantities, and I make sure to chew thoroughly. These don't appear to be the same as your feijao de corda though.

Here is just a bit of what The 80-10-10 Diet has to say about legumes:

"[L]egumes in their mature state are indigestible and/or toxic to most mammals. For humans, raw mature legumes are not just unpalatable, they are quite toxic. We simply have no capacity for consuming them in their natural state. . . . While young legumes are edible and nontoxic, one must question their nutritional makeup. . . . From standpoints of taste, nutrition, digestion, and toxicity, legumes simply do not make a viable food option for humans." pp.22-23.

Hope this helps. Perhaps Dr. Graham has more familiarity with this particular variety.

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