On Fri 18 Mar 2005 10:29:56p, spamtrap wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Rodney Myrvaagnes wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:09:51 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"Ginny Sher" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Black beans give some people MUCH worse digestive discomfort than
>>>>>other kinds of beans. Pain, in other words. I'd avoid that idea if I
>>>>>were you, unless you know these people already like black beans in
>>>>>their various forms.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the heads-up. I'm pretty sure these people eat a lot of
>>>>beans regularly so I don't think there would be any problem.
>>>>
>>>>Ginny
>>>
>>>I wasn't clear about this. I know people who eat beans 10 times a week.
>>>Kidney beans, pinto beans, fava beans, navy beans, all kinds. They get
>>>VERY nasty reactions to black beans.
>>>
>>>It does NOT matter how often your guests eat other beans. Your
>>>conclusion that "there wouldn't be any problem" is based on air. Go
>>>ahead with your plans, but have another side dish ready in case you see
>>>people avoiding the black beans.
>>>
>>
>>
>> This is news to me. I love black beans, and have never seen anyone
>> avoid them.
>>
>>
>
> I have to wonder if this is some type of twisted racial slur. A bean is
> pretty much a bean. Why would he state "I wasn't clear about this. I
> know people who eat beans 10 times a week. Kidney beans, pinto beans,
> fava beans, navy beans, all kinds. They get VERY nasty reactions to
> black beans." if not for a some ethnocentric reason? It's not like black
> beans are poisonous or anything.

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