Eat or Toss? - Episode #296

I can't imagine there would be issues, but I'm not sure I've ever said toss to one of these

Smell test podnah. If they aren't rank then I would just empty the water, wash off the beans again then cook immediately.

Eat em. But you'll likely suffer from severe, acute flatulence.




And mud butt.

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But you'll likely suffer from severe, acute flatulence.

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See, I was thinking that issue might be diminished.

I thought I read that toxic substances could be created that would not go away with cooking. I think that's how it is with botulism - you can kill the bug by cooking, but there's still bad stuff that will mess ya up.

Cook & eat. Note that I'm usually on the firm side of "toss it", but this is the case of a natural, dried food which has been soaking at room temp. At worst, you've grown some yeast in the water (accounting for the foaminess on top). Cooking will kill off whatever has been forming. Discard the water, of course....

Plenty of foods are soaked & sprouted, then cooked before consumption. Sprouted grain flours, barley is malted to make beer, etc.

As long as they don't smell funky they're fine. I know a woman who soaks hers until they start to sprout a little. No shite. She changes the water every day but she swears they come out better that way. And no, I haven't tried them.

Eat

Put a little Lysol in the pot when you boil them.