(30-12-2021, 06:42 PM)an amniote Wrote: I love runner beans, too. Delicious raw or steamed or stir fried. Someone once warned me against eating them raw because they contain a toxin that's broken down by cooking, but they've never made me sick in any way.I use them cooked in a salad, haven't eaten them raw. They're nice with just a little finely chopped onion, drenched in oil & vinegar or I've also added them to a Greek salad too.
In the US they're grown mainly for their flowers! I used to know an American I couldn't convince to try eating them.
How bizarre that Americans grow them for flowers!
I'm thankful I got the hedge done - despite the dog attempting to help.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)