On 30 Jun 2005 12:23:13 -0700, in rec.food.cooking, Sheldon wrote:

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>Felice Friese wrote:
>> "Nathalie Chiva" > wrote in
>> message ...
>> > I've been looking for a translation of "lima beans" in French, and I
>> > only found "haricots de lima" (yeah, surprise surprise, it's lima
>> > beans!). Well, of course, since I finally found out they are
>> > exclusively American (North and South). So I really don't know what
>> > they taste like, and I can't try since they are not cultivated or sold
>> > here. So, out of sheer curiosity, *what* do they taste like? If you
>> > want to compare, I know fava beans, black beans, red beans, blackeyes,
>> > split peas, green lentils, brown lentils, red lentils, chickpeas,
>> > cannellini beans, Soisson white beans, string beans, green peas.
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Nathalie in Switzerland
>>
>> It's not just the taste but the texture, and I suspect they're an acquired
>> taste (I've acquired it).
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>All food tastes are acquired.

I hate lima beans (known as butter beans in the UK, but my hatred goes
back to my Florida childhood). One thing I don't think will ever change.

But it was quite a surprise to find out that at 62 I now like pecans,
almonds, cashew nuts, etc whereas in the past walnuts and hazelnuts were
my limit.

Doug
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