Black beans

**nothing2lose** · July 21st, 2012, 12:54 PM

Anyone know where I can get them?????

Fanks

**Aussiegirl777** · July 21st, 2012, 01:24 PM

Harris Farm sells them in tins. Your healthfood/wholefood store will have them, usually dried or tinned. Sometimes they are called Turtle Beans.

What are you going to make? I made a spicy black bean and corn soup once. Very yummy.

**nothing2lose** · July 21st, 2012, 01:31 PM

Thanks Aussiegirl.

I want to use them generally (with rice, etc) but I specifically am thinking Mexican.

**Aussiegirl777** · July 21st, 2012, 01:39 PM

Yummy! So good for you too.

**LionsandBears** · July 21st, 2012, 02:33 PM

You could also use red kidney beans. That's what I make magic bean chocolate cake with.... When I ate sugar

**nothing2lose** · July 21st, 2012, 02:38 PM

When I ate sugar

Aaahhhhh......those were the days *sigh*

I use red kidney beans but I am after something a bit different iykwim.

**Aussiegirl777** · July 21st, 2012, 04:20 PM

Yeah - there really is no substitute for the taste of Black Beans. I wish they were more commonly available.

**Olive** · July 21st, 2012, 04:22 PM

Checkout fireworks foods, online aussie Mexican store, christy buys from there!!

**nothing2lose** · July 21st, 2012, 04:25 PM

Thanks Olive! I will do that!!

I agree Aussiegirl. I dont understand why they aren't more freely available here. They would be highly palatable to the Australian market

**Aussiegirl777** · July 21st, 2012, 04:31 PM

I can't believe I have so much to 'say' on black beans (I sound like some kind of freak) but do you know that every week I do my groceries in Woolies and I get to the tinned bean section and I always, always stop and scan every can of beans - just in case this is the week that they have decided to stock them. lol.