Lupini beans (Termos)
December 31, 2009 • Category: Mezze/Appetizers
This was a favorite snack growing up; we’d buy it from the cart vendors in the street and munch on them , leaving the skin aside. Apparently these beans were favored by the Romans and since we had to contend with the Romans for a few centuries, that would explain why we are still eating them in Lebanon as part of a mezze table, often with a glass of arak. (arak is our national drink and its taste is similar to ouzo and pastis)
Lupini beans are sold in middle-eastern stores brined in jars. I would soak these in water a couple of times before consumption; they can also be prepared from dried beans.
If you are preparing them from dried beans, you should soak them for 24 hours then drain them; cook them for two hours or longer until tender.
Then, soak them in cold water for 5 days, changing the water every day, until they are not bitter-tasting.
Add salt, and serve as a snack or part of a mezze.
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diala says:
yummiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii :))
Happy 2010 Miss Joumana!! xx
On December 31, 2009 at 9:19 am
oum mouncifrayan says:
merci pour ce partage et bonne année à toi, bisous
On December 31, 2009 at 9:28 am
Rosa says:
I love those beans!
Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Rosa
On December 31, 2009 at 10:46 am
Mona says:
Never had or seen those beans, they look so good!
On December 31, 2009 at 2:17 pm
domi says:
Les haricots préférés de notre gentleman cambrioleur français…Arsène Lupin…
On December 9, 2011 at 11:35 pm
connie says:
i was born in spain and i used to eat them all the time they taste great and i still buy them here in the jars .
On March 23, 2013 at 8:27 pm