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Default black or green lentils - difference between these and brown lentils?

On 05/21/2011 09:20 AM, Kalmia wrote:
> Per usual, a recipe specifies black or green lentils, like everyone
> has access to these things. All I have or can find are the ol' brown
> ones. Is this a matter of taste or is the difference too slight to
> care about?
>
> The recipe involves eggplant and other veggies.


The main difference I find is cooking time. Red (pink) lentils cook the
quickest, then the regular brown ones, and the green (French) ones take
longest.

Serene

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