yellow kidney beans

[Untaught88]

Hi,

I know what "kidney beans" are. They are red in colour. We have the similar beans but they are yellow in colour. Can I call them "yellow kidney beans"? I'll upload the pictures if you are not sure what I am talking about. Let me know, please.

 

[Tarheel]

Of course you can call them yellow kidney beans. (Call them whatever you like.)

Kidney beans
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...n&form=QBIR&pq=kidney+beans&sc=8-12&sp=-1&sk=

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd like you to upload the picture.

 

[Tarheel]

Say:

We have similar beans, but they are yellow.
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(It is usually not necessary to say something like "red in color".)

 

[Jill Dorchester]

When you say "yellow" kidney beans, are you by any chance referring to Cannellini beans?

 

[Tarheel]

When you say "yellow" kidney beans, are you by any chance referring to Cannellini beans?

I think I have a can of those beans. (But the can just says "beans" I think.)

 

[emsr2d2]

I can't imagine a can that just says "beans"! How on earth would you know what you were buying? That's like buying a "meat pie" - no way! If you can't tell me what meat is in it, I'm not touching it with a bargepole. (Well, to be fair, I wouldn't touch any meat with a bargepole but you get the drift.)

 

[Tarheel]

Hey, I'm depending on my memory. (I think the can does have a picture on the label.)

 

[emsr2d2]

The suspense of waiting for untaught to come back to us with a photo is killing me! ;-)

 

[Untaught88]

Before uploading a picture, I was searching on Google.

I found two words "black-eyed bean/pea" and "cowpea". I think it's called "black-eyed bean/pea".

 

[Tarheel]

You can find lots of pics of kidney beans on the Internet. (Most of them are red, but I saw a couple of pics of yellowish kidney beans.)

(How good is my memory? Well, as it turns out, that can of beans contains chickpeas, not kidney beans. And I haven't even tried them yet, which is why I can still look at the label.)

 

[bhaisahab]

I wouldn't describe blackéeyed beans as yellow or kidney-shaped. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...=ubuntu&ved=0CJABEMo3&ei=CiCwVIaxLMiuU67TgcAB

 

[Jill Dorchester]

Before uploading a picture, I was searching on Google.

I found two words "black-eyed bean/pea" and "cowpea". I think it's called "black-eyed bean/pea".

Black-eyed peas are very different from kidney beans, although both are legumes. In the American South, it's a tradition to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. Kidney beans, on the other hand, are best used (IMHO) to make chili.

 

[Jill Dorchester]

You can find lots of pics of kidney beans on the Internet. (Most of them are red, but I saw a couple of pics of yellowish kidney beans.)

(How good is my memory? Well, as it turns out, that can of beans contains chickpeas, not kidney beans. And I haven't even tried them yet, which is why I can still look at the label.)

Yech, never much cared for chickpeas. And I loathe hummus, which is made from chickpeas and is often touted as a healthy, trendy alternative dip for chips, crackers and vegetables (as opposed to the standard-as-God-intended French onion dip).

 

[Tarheel]

There is no accounting for taste.

 

[SoothingDave]

And I haven't even tried them yet, which is why I can still look at the label.

Do they cause blindness? ;-)

 

[Tarheel]

No, they don't cause blindness. (At least, I don't think so.) I meant that if I had eaten them I would have thrown the can in the trash. (Although, I guess I could have taken the can out of the trash to look at the label.)

Maybe I'll eat them later today. (I've been thinking about them enough.)

 

[emsr2d2]

Black-eyed beans don't look anything like kidney beans, yellow or otherwise.

Edit: Sorry, I missed Jill's earlier post saying the same thing.