tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post3568221053011795029..comments2023-10-01T09:35:35.894+02:00Comments on Antipodes: April bean dayWilliam Skyvingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-50603713678987274472013-11-01T23:54:09.425+01:002013-11-01T23:54:09.425+01:00Thanks, Tim, for those interesting remarks. It'...Thanks, Tim, for those interesting remarks. It's amazing that French and English horticultural colloquialisms often evolve in parallel. I guess it's because producers have been constantly crossing the Channel, in both directions, to market their fruit and vegetables.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-32998260185823047322013-11-01T23:39:58.328+01:002013-11-01T23:39:58.328+01:00In the UK they are known as Nun's Belly Button...In the UK they are known as Nun's Belly Button...<br />but also as Soldier...<br />My wife is with you on the "something a little further down" and thinks she is a very hirsuite ginger nun.<br />Personally, I see the whole nun... with the point of attachment to the pod acting as the belly button....<br />however...<br />you also have two clear examples of why it is also known as Soldier in the picture of the bean... <br />he is a Hussar, the aforesaid point of attachment forming the face... <br />he is wearing a hat with the plume at the front... <br />and has his arms upraised....<br />presumably straightening his cloak.<br /><br />But either way it is a wonderful bean for drying... we grow it!!<br />There are 2 kilos drying out in our cellier as I type...<br />that counts as six kilos of bean ready to eat.<br />The mouthfeel is very smooth and the skins are tender. The flesh is buttery and fine textured.<br />We use it as a substitute for butter beans.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com