Humble Bean!!

All of us have read about the story of Jack & the bean stalk, and might I add that it was one of the best stories I have read. It showed how a humble bean, changed the life for Jack. Somewhere, it has changed my view on savory food as well.
A humble bean just fitting in every cuisine and every dish... be it Indian, be it Mexican or even Japanese but a red kidney bean is just a humble ingredient. But hang on its not just one type of bean, its some 100 million types. And using it in so many ways is just innovative and creative. A beautiful ingredient, so versatile and beautifully textural.
The way Philipinoes use it in a Bipinka and the way my mom uses it to make Rajma Chawal, I am beginning to experiment with it in Mediterranean cuisine... something with maybe an Aubergine or maybe with some zing of Za'atar, or even with the tangy taste of Sumac. Isn't it exactly how life is... being versatile and fitting in every situation.
Humble being, a friend that I have met... a person who is versatile and definitely fits in anywhere... After all, life is all about meeting different ingredients and bringing in some colorful and flavorsome choices together.

Experiences and flavors are something that come together, in life and in kitchen. The way humble beings and ingredients come together and create a symphony of life....

Here's to finding your humble ingredient... and maybe, just creating that symphony in your life and in your kitchen.

   

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Badebhaiya said…
Beans, beans ,beans ...u forgot to mention another effect of the humble bean.
March 22, 2020 at 3:07 AM
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