Where to buy pulses and beans from?

djenks_2

I want to start using more Lentils & beans in my cooking, can anyone tell me the best & cheapest (!) place to buy them from. I've looked in Asda etc but hey seem quite expensive for the amount you get.

Thanks,

sashacat

I usually buy things like lentils from Asian grocers. I bought an enormous bag of lentils for about 75p in a shop in Brick lane...much bigger bag than they sell at any English type supermarket...like industrial quantities and I use them all the time.Some Dried beans ditto...but I grow my beans from seed, eg runner beans which are easy to grow and then leave a load on the plant to dry and late Autumn they are dry enough to pick (the pods are dry and brown and wrinkled) and store in a jar.In fact I have a bean stew cooking at the moment from these beans. You can grow borlotti beans ,cannelloni beans etc very easily from seed...and they are specially for drying.

Trow

I get mine through Suma, but there is a fairly big minimum order for free delivery, dpeending on where you live - but you can get together with friends and family, and there is so much more that they sell, including enviro friendly detergents, dried fruit, nuts, tinned goods, fruit juices etc etc etc

Although if I had an asian grocer near me I would probably go down that route...

Red_Elle

Holland and Barretts can be expensive for some things, but their dried fruit, nuts, seeds etc come in such big bags that they work out very economically. They sell things like Quinoa as well, which a lot of the supermarkets don't

arkonite_babe

Asian foodstores, Holland and Barrett, julian Graves or independant foodstores would be your best bet. Shop around before you buy though to see who is best value for money.