Seemingly, I love damn near anything Zergut puts in a jar.

These "Giant Beans"--does anybody know what kind of bean they are? The
jar simply says "beans". I want to know more.

I sometimes see them in deli's in the bins with various olives,
artichoke hearts and the like, though there is a different sauce.

On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:57:19 -0700, gtr > wrote:

> Seemingly, I love damn near anything Zergut puts in a jar.
>
> These "Giant Beans"--does anybody know what kind of bean they are? The
> jar simply says "beans". I want to know more.

This one?
http://www.efooddepot.com/products/z...pen__19oz.html

Apparently they are Gigantes (Greek) aka: butter beans.
http://greekfood.about.com/od/greekf...es-Gallery.htm
http://www.21food.com/products/butte...al-418250.html
I've never understood the difference between a butter bean and a lima
bean.

>
> I sometimes see them in deli's in the bins with various olives,
> artichoke hearts and the like, though there is a different sauce.


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On 2013-04-27 20:26:18 +0000, sf said:

> On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:57:19 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>
>> Seemingly, I love damn near anything Zergut puts in a jar.
>>
>> These "Giant Beans"--does anybody know what kind of bean they are? The
>> jar simply says "beans". I want to know more.
>
> This one?
> http://www.efooddepot.com/products/z...pen__19oz.html
>

No, it's the one in tomato sauce--but it's the same bean.

> Apparently they are Gigantes (Greek) aka: butter beans.
> http://greekfood.about.com/od/greekf...es-Gallery.htm
>
> http://www.21food.com/products/butte...al-418250.html
> I've never understood the difference between a butter bean and a lima
> bean.

Interesting: Three spellings for "giant", in (apparently), Greek,
Spanish and maybe Italian. It's curious we just call them "Giant". I
thought they might be fava, but apparently not. And seemingly we don't
grow them in the States, or else we'd have a name for them...

I ate a lot of lima beans as a kid and I remember them being smaller,
and of course quite green.

On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:12:31 -0700, gtr > wrote:

> I ate a lot of lima beans as a kid and I remember them being smaller,
> and of course quite green.

I was given big white limas as a kid and they are actually what I
think of first when I think "lima" - I don't like them... however, I
do like those small green ones. Aren't they called "baby" limas? In
any case, I looked closer and those Gigantes beans don't seem to be
limas. They look more like an inflated version of Cannellini beans
(which are supposedly bigger than Great Northern).

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On 2013-04-27 21:51:30 +0000, sf said:

> On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:12:31 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>
>> I ate a lot of lima beans as a kid and I remember them being smaller,
>> and of course quite green.
>
> I was given big white limas as a kid and they are actually what I
> think of first when I think "lima" - I don't like them... however, I
> do like those small green ones.

I don't remember eating lima beans per se as a kid--it was always part
of "sucotash". I know a lot of kids *hated* lima beans. I suppose I
was fortunate to not hate anything mom put on the table. Except maybe
asparagus, which my mother inexplicably never trimmed enough.

> Aren't they called "baby" limas? In
> any case, I looked closer and those Gigantes beans don't seem to be
> limas. They look more like an inflated version of Cannellini beans
> (which are supposedly bigger than Great Northern).

They do, like giant cannellini beans. Seems we'd have a ready-made
English/American word for this.

On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:13:25 -0700, gtr > wrote:

> On 2013-04-27 21:51:30 +0000, sf said:
>
> > On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:12:31 -0700, gtr > wrote:
> >
> >> I ate a lot of lima beans as a kid and I remember them being smaller,
> >> and of course quite green.
> >
> > I was given big white limas as a kid and they are actually what I
> > think of first when I think "lima" - I don't like them... however, I
> > do like those small green ones.
>
> I don't remember eating lima beans per se as a kid--it was always part
> of "sucotash".

Yes. That's what it was in for me too. I think they've changed
succotash to be the little green ones now, but I'm permanently
scarred.

> I know a lot of kids *hated* lima beans. I suppose I
> was fortunate to not hate anything mom put on the table. Except maybe
> asparagus, which my mother inexplicably never trimmed enough.
>
I don't recall my mother cooking asparagus. As far as I can recall, I
only ate the "wild" asparagus my grandfather harvested from the cow
pasture when I was a kid. Everything changed after we moved to
California, the place where you didn't have to buy anything canned or
frozen unless you wanted to.

> > Aren't they called "baby" limas? In
> > any case, I looked closer and those Gigantes beans don't seem to be
> > limas. They look more like an inflated version of Cannellini beans
> > (which are supposedly bigger than Great Northern).
>
> They do, like giant cannellini beans. Seems we'd have a ready-made
> English/American word for this.

Whew! Except cannellini is Italian... so it's
English-American/Italian. LOL

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In article <2013042712571914405-xxx@yyyzzz>, gtr > wrote:

> Seemingly, I love damn near anything Zergut puts in a jar.
>
> These "Giant Beans"--does anybody know what kind of bean they are? The
> jar simply says "beans". I want to know more.
>
> I sometimes see them in deli's in the bins with various olives,
> artichoke hearts and the like, though there is a different sauce.

I just picked up a jar of Zergut mild ajvar the other day. It was really
quite good with just enough of a capsaicin tingle. Ajvar was ubiquitous
on restaurant tables in Croatia when I was there a few years ago. It's a
popular condiment with grilled meats. Our local coop sells it here in
Davis.
http://www.zergut.com/modules/products.php?brand=Zergut

D.M.

On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:57:57 -0700, Don Martinich >
wrote:
>
> I just picked up a jar of Zergut mild ajvar the other day. It was really
> quite good with just enough of a capsaicin tingle. Ajvar was ubiquitous
> on restaurant tables in Croatia when I was there a few years ago. It's a
> popular condiment with grilled meats. Our local coop sells it here in
> Davis.
> http://www.zergut.com/modules/products.php?brand=Zergut

Oh, DARN! I dithered over buying their ajvar or their hot "vegetable
spread", which the store keeper told me was just a hotter version of
ajvar. I bought the hot version because I wanted some heat. Haven't
opened it yet, so I don't know how hot it really is.

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