[Sca-cooks] Roman recipes (pre-period? On topic :-p)

[A F Murphy]

I have had them sprouted. You should be able to sprout any dried bean,
unless it is too old... they are, after all, seeds. Whether you want to
eat the resulting sprout may be another question...  some look a bit
daunting, but I've seen garbanzos sprouted often enough they must work.

But that still isn't the same as eating them green, and I continue to be
curious!

Anne

Susan Fox-Davis wrote:

>There's a merchant at the local farmers markets here in Los Angeles that
>deals in sprouts of many kinds, one of which is garbanzos.  I had not
>thought of trying to sprout the dried ones, are those really fertile?
>
>Local Middle Eastern groceries sell roasted garbanzos.  They cook a little
>faster and have a lovely nutty flavor.
>
>Selene Colfox
>
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