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

On 05/21/2011 03:01 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On May 21, 4:12 pm, Serene > wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> --http://www.momfoodproject.com

>
> So, I deduce that the black also take long like the greenies?


I dunno. I haven't cooked 'em.

Serene

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