Do not be decieved by anyone telling you to soak your beans and discard the soaking water to reduce gas. That water contains valuable flavor and fiber. Farting is praxis people!

  • LeylaLove [she/her, love/loves]
    hexbear
    13
    6 months ago

    Hard disagree. The main reason we historically soak beans is to pick out any dead beans (beans that have unknown insects inside them) because those beans will float to the top, along with rinsing off dirt left on them. There is no reason to add dirt water to your beans, especially when you can use bean water to water your plants to use every part of the bean without using dirt water for no real reason. You still get plenty of oligosaccharides in your beans, any study I've seen says that the soak water takes out a negligible amount of nutrients.

    • Gay_Wrath [fae/faer]
      hexbear
      2
      5 months ago

      wait, i can use bean water for my plants? Oh shit that makes a lot of sense! Is it nitrogen enriching?

      • raven [he/him]
        hexagon
        hexbear
        6
        6 months ago

        Slide it out directly into a bowl, top with cumin and chili powder, microwave 3 minutes, eat with chips, still 90% can shaped. My favorite vegan recipe.

        • raven [he/him]
          hexagon
          hexbear
          4
          6 months ago

          I found these refried kidney beans one time and they were the best seasoned canned bean I've ever had. Never seen them since.

    • raven [he/him]
      hexagon
      hexbear
      2
      5 months ago

      Fact: Vegans can't smell farts so there's no friendly fire.