britoninbretagne Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 anyone know where I can get fresh beansprouts on a regular basis? I live in 22 near Guingamp. thanks.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Aren't they easy to grow, in jars ?Have you googled - try Thompson & Morgan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Âme Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 You can sprout your own... jam jar, piece of netting/muslin, rubber band, dried beans (adzuki, soya, mung...) Soak beans for an hour, drain them (that's what the net is for), put them somewhere dark. Rince once or twice a day & after about five days you have beansprouts. Don't leave them too long or they grow leaves & don't taste very nice. [+o(]For the beans, markets or a health food shop (they'll order anything you want from their catalogues, in my experience.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 âme, is it true that you can sprout almost any old bean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Âme Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I should think so. I've tried quite a few, For me, big beans didn't work very well (kidney, chick peas, black-eyed beans...) too much shell and not enough sprout. The smaller beans were better, the ones I listed above and there are lots of others. I think that mung beans are used to make the kind of sprouts we're used to seeing on the chiller counter, in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 http://www.thompson-morgan.com/seeds1/group/sprouting+seeds.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Âme Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Very interesting list RH thanks for posting the link. Lots of possibilities for sprouting there. And once sprouted, seeds are veg, contributing to the 5-a-day. I read somewhere, a long time ago, that germination activates production of vitamins in seeds; that is why sprouts are more nutritious than the seeds that they come from. Super-food pumpkin seeds, once sprouted must be a super-super-food. Has this already happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard-R Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 You can buy them fresh in the Grand Frais store, but not sure how wide spread they are. Also if you have a oriental restaurant local you could ask them. Our local (Narbonne/Aude) Grand Frais stocks an excellent range of oriental fresh fruit and veg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Our local LeClerc in Morlaix very often has fresh ones in where they keep the packets of washed lettuce leaves and fresh beetroot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Carrefour in Saintes and L'Eclerc in Saintes and Royan all stock them - you could try locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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