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Sounds like the massage moved his intestines around
I understood that. Just wanted to know if the masseuse specifically pitched the idea to OP, after hearing his complaint or whether it was just a happy co-incidence.
I'm a vegan so experienced bean eater. There are a couple things I found that help, but they do come at a cost of flavor or texture: Soak and rinse, but the soak water should be boiling when the dry beans go in. Alkaline. Sodium Carbonate (baking soda) or calcium hydroxide (lime) work. Throw away the cooking water. This has to be done carefully, as too much of either can give the food a mineral taste and/or dissolve…
I'm a vegan so experienced bean eater. There are a couple things I found that help, but they do come at a cost of flavor or texture: Soak and rinse, but the soak water should be boiling when the dry beans go in. Alkaline. Sodium Carbonate (baking soda) or calcium hydroxide (lime) work. Throw away the cooking water. This has to be done carefully, as too much of either can give the food a mineral taste and/or dissolve…
Why would having the soak water boiling help? And why would it reduce flavour or texture?
As a vegan who consumes plenty of legumes, I researched the topic and found this useful patent: https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/88/c7/d6/daddb53... I boiled it down to the following steps (pun intended): 1. Rinse the beans. 2. Soak for several hours in room-temperature water, replacing the water 2-3 times. 3. Soak for several hours in ~130°F water, replacing the water 2-3 times (I use Yogurt mode on my In…
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YMMV and people differ. Source: vegetarian who eats a lot of beans too. Beanzyme is a lifesaver.
Yeah, people are diverse. I have this issue with lentils. I love em, but however many I eat they don’t love me back.
I was surprised they didn't try sprouting the beans before cooking. When a bean germinates, it converts sugars in storage forms to more usable forms. Given that the author seems to understand that gassiness is caused by being unable to digest FODMAPs, sprouting to reduce gassiness seems like an obvious hypothesis to test.
I always assumed that was the point of the overnight soak, although I often do the 'quick soak' method that most bean bags describe where you bring them to a boil and then turn the heat off and let them soak for an hour before draining and cooking.
It's a Portuguese article, but a well known thing in Brazil to leave them in water https://www.nationalgeographicbrasil.com/ciencia/2024/10/voc...
To soak them in water. And then toss the water (very important). If you try to use the water from soaking you will regret it.
I always do that, but I wonder if the companies that can them do that.
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I understood that. Just wanted to know if the masseuse specifically pitched the idea to OP, after hearing his complaint or whether it was just a happy co-incidence.
It's a specific alternative therapy, a traditional practice associated with adjusting or repositioning the stomach in folk healing. The woman who performed this on me is a physiotherapist.
Try Asafoetida powder (Hing root powder), just a tiny pinch with bean or lentil dishes.