The intro to #BeansBook also taught me a new vocabulary word: carminative
August 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The intro to #BeansBook also taught me a new vocabulary word: carminative
I’m learning things reading a book about beans…Fenugreek is a legume?? Jicama is a legume?! Tag for muting if you don’t want my #BeansBook takes
August 12, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I’m learning things reading a book about beans…Fenugreek is a legume?? Jicama is a legume?! Tag for muting if you don’t want my #BeansBook takes
It’s pretty cool that the Lima bean was domesticated in Peru at least 8500 years ago! #beansBook
September 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
It’s pretty cool that the Lima bean was domesticated in Peru at least 8500 years ago! #beansBook
“A common [Ancient Greek, then Roman] saying was
‘he became a rich man and suddenly he no longer likes lentils.’” #BeansBook
‘he became a rich man and suddenly he no longer likes lentils.’” #BeansBook
August 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM
“A common [Ancient Greek, then Roman] saying was
‘he became a rich man and suddenly he no longer likes lentils.’” #BeansBook
‘he became a rich man and suddenly he no longer likes lentils.’” #BeansBook
Green beans, however, are Phaseolus vulgaris, along with pinto kidney navy etc #BeansBook
September 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Green beans, however, are Phaseolus vulgaris, along with pinto kidney navy etc #BeansBook
Small win of the day: finished reading (long!!!) chapter 4 of #beansBook about fava beans. On to peas and chickpeas
August 27, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Small win of the day: finished reading (long!!!) chapter 4 of #beansBook about fava beans. On to peas and chickpeas
Pre-dynastic (and later) Egyptian tombs contained stores of lentils for afterlife eating yum yum #BeansBook
August 12, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Pre-dynastic (and later) Egyptian tombs contained stores of lentils for afterlife eating yum yum #BeansBook
Ooh, lentil porridge with sumac and coriander 🧐 #BeansBook
August 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Ooh, lentil porridge with sumac and coriander 🧐 #BeansBook
The author’s also got some convincing ideas about class stratification and protein from meat vs from legumes #BeansBook
August 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The author’s also got some convincing ideas about class stratification and protein from meat vs from legumes #BeansBook
Most beans twine in a counter clockwise direction but scarlet runner beans go clockwise. TIL. #BeansBook
September 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Most beans twine in a counter clockwise direction but scarlet runner beans go clockwise. TIL. #BeansBook
Grabbing myself by the scruff of the neck and redirecting myself away from a side tunnel into learning about Inca agriculture #BeansBook
September 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Grabbing myself by the scruff of the neck and redirecting myself away from a side tunnel into learning about Inca agriculture #BeansBook
What!! “The so-called "yard-long" beans sold fresh in Asian markets are none other than the black-eyed pea grown berserk and eaten fresh.” #BeansBook
September 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
What!! “The so-called "yard-long" beans sold fresh in Asian markets are none other than the black-eyed pea grown berserk and eaten fresh.” #BeansBook
#BeansBook is back from the library and continuing to crack me up: “The heirloom moccasin rice bean, which is trademarked, is red, longer and slightly curved, so they look like Lilliputian hot dogs when cooked.”
September 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
#BeansBook is back from the library and continuing to crack me up: “The heirloom moccasin rice bean, which is trademarked, is red, longer and slightly curved, so they look like Lilliputian hot dogs when cooked.”
The Romans ate foie Gras?! #BeansBook
August 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The Romans ate foie Gras?! #BeansBook
“The term for the optical instrument [lens] comes from the bean, not the other way around” #BeansBook
August 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
“The term for the optical instrument [lens] comes from the bean, not the other way around” #BeansBook
On to the lentils chapter! #BeansBook “The earliest charred remains of wild lentils, an indication of cooking, date from about 11000 BCE and are found at the Franchthi Cave in Greece.” That’s old as hell.
August 12, 2026 at 1:06 AM
On to the lentils chapter! #BeansBook “The earliest charred remains of wild lentils, an indication of cooking, date from about 11000 BCE and are found at the Franchthi Cave in Greece.” That’s old as hell.
“The tamarind is another bean in disguise, this time as a fruit.” This writer is funny imo. #beansBook
August 30, 2026 at 4:56 AM
“The tamarind is another bean in disguise, this time as a fruit.” This writer is funny imo. #beansBook
“The record […] of Inca agriculture at the point of contact suggests a highly organized system of state mandated distribution of food and an extensive system of accounting using knotted strings.
They also had huge storage centers to prevent famine in the case of crop failure.” #BeansBook
They also had huge storage centers to prevent famine in the case of crop failure.” #BeansBook
September 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
“The record […] of Inca agriculture at the point of contact suggests a highly organized system of state mandated distribution of food and an extensive system of accounting using knotted strings.
They also had huge storage centers to prevent famine in the case of crop failure.” #BeansBook
They also had huge storage centers to prevent famine in the case of crop failure.” #BeansBook
Apparently (when hulled and split) vetch seeds look so much like red lentils that it’s hard to tell them apart other than cook times—vetch will easily take an hour. Apparently. (Don’t eat vetch it’s bad for you) #beansBook
August 30, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Apparently (when hulled and split) vetch seeds look so much like red lentils that it’s hard to tell them apart other than cook times—vetch will easily take an hour. Apparently. (Don’t eat vetch it’s bad for you) #beansBook
That being said I am super enjoying this “the ways lupines are like olives” section of the lupines chapter #BeansBook
August 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
That being said I am super enjoying this “the ways lupines are like olives” section of the lupines chapter #BeansBook
Despite being named Tamarindus indica it is not from India, it is African in origin! #beansBook
August 30, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Despite being named Tamarindus indica it is not from India, it is African in origin! #beansBook
Ah, we have reached one of the classic “rich people being shitheads” parts of history #beansBook “Why allow […] peasants to farm the land in traditional ways when you could directly exploit the land yourself, perhaps kick the tenants out, a process called enclosure, and then apply new methods […] ?”
August 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Ah, we have reached one of the classic “rich people being shitheads” parts of history #beansBook “Why allow […] peasants to farm the land in traditional ways when you could directly exploit the land yourself, perhaps kick the tenants out, a process called enclosure, and then apply new methods […] ?”
#BeansBook ~1600 BCE Akkadian recipe for lentil porridge! Take milled husked lentils (probably lentil flour)… "This is then cooked with beer in which aromatic wood has been steeped, and served with meat.” It fits with the ancient world’s fascination with beer. I’m curious about the aromatic wood tbh
August 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
#BeansBook ~1600 BCE Akkadian recipe for lentil porridge! Take milled husked lentils (probably lentil flour)… "This is then cooked with beer in which aromatic wood has been steeped, and served with meat.” It fits with the ancient world’s fascination with beer. I’m curious about the aromatic wood tbh
This is gonna sound stupid but TIL tonka bean is an actual bean not a bean like “idk let’s call it a bean like we call vanilla and coffee beans why not” #BeansBook
August 30, 2026 at 5:09 AM
This is gonna sound stupid but TIL tonka bean is an actual bean not a bean like “idk let’s call it a bean like we call vanilla and coffee beans why not” #BeansBook
“The philosopher Zeno of Citium, normally a […] Stoic, one day was found very pleasant after drinking […] wine. When asked what happened ‘he answered that he underwent the same process as the lupine; for they too are very bitter before they are soaked, but when steeped they become sweet’” #BeansBook
August 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
“The philosopher Zeno of Citium, normally a […] Stoic, one day was found very pleasant after drinking […] wine. When asked what happened ‘he answered that he underwent the same process as the lupine; for they too are very bitter before they are soaked, but when steeped they become sweet’” #BeansBook