I love getting packages in the mail. This one came the other day:
And had these yummy beans inside:
So far we have just tried the ones on the right “The Eye of the Goat” Beans. Aren’t they purty:
I choose this variety because the Rancho Gordo website said they were really good simply cooked with some onion and garlic, and that’s my preferred way of eating beans. So that’s how I cooked ‘em and they were very tasty. Paying $5 a pound plus shipping for beans sort of ruins one of the great benefits of eating beans (they are normally incredibly cheap), but since I like buying heirloom varieties of produce, supporting small farms and eating beans, I might buy some more. If you are a bean fan, check out the Rancho Gordo website.
29 Mar 2008 at 8:40 pm
Yum! That is making me hungry.
So, are heirloom beans better than the normal ones? Can you tell the difference?
29 Mar 2008 at 9:59 pm
They are different varieties of beans than you usually get at the store, so they do taste different. They are older varieties that have been cultivated for a long time (and thus are not patented by evil agribusinesses). I think heirloom produce is pretty good in general, but so far I’ve just tried the one variety of beans. Also, I think these beans were tasty because they are very fresh — you never know how many years the beans at the store have been on the shelf.
1 Apr 2008 at 4:04 pm
Hmm. Maybe I will have to try the beans…
On a different subject, the Ithaca dog park is in the newspaper again:
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080401/NEWS01/804010341/1002
It sounds like they have an alternative site in mind.