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

On May 21, 4:12*pm, Serene Vannoy > 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?