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A staple legume that I find particularly hard to cook.
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Kidney Beans ∞
The raw beans must be boiled for at least ten minutes before they are edible. The boiling degrades a toxic compound – the lectin phytohaemagglutinin – found in the bean which would otherwise cause severe gastric upset.
