Spilling the Beans
If you want to cook an heirloom bean that absolutely commands attention, look no further than the Scarlet Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus). It was the first heirloom bean I’ve fallen in love with. While most common pantry beans belong to the Phaseolus vulgaris family, Scarlet Runners are in a botanical league of their own. Native…
We’ve all heard the myth: “Never salt your beans early, or they’ll stay rock hard.” While food science has largely busted that rule for regular salt, there is an ancient Mexican secret that turns the whole debate on its head. Enter Mixteca salt (sal blanca). Mined from 3,000-year-old inland springs in Oaxaca and Puebla, this…
This book is part of the Edible series by Reaktion Books, and it’s a quick, punchy read at just around 130 pages. If you’ve ever gotten weirdly excited explaining the nitrogen-fixing magic of heirloom seeds to an unimpressed friend (guilty!), this book will make you feel totally seen. Morris starts way back – think 9,000…
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