The legumes bit surprised me. With all the talk of them being such a superfood, who knew it was a double edged sword! Also a few years ago I got fresh bamboo shoots from a farm up north. I remember prepping them to remove the toxins and thinking "I really hope I did this right..." 😆 in reality like you said, humans have been eating these veg for SO long, that there should be no fear. Just gotta follow some basic rules which you lay out great. Can't wait for the cooking classes! (Also isn't "Sapiens" mind blowing? I think about that book so often)
The legume-lectin situation has become a bit blown out especially with fad diets and false claims. But overall, yeah, our ancestors have been cooking with these vegetables for eons and developed ways to prep them. Sapiens is one of my favorite books right now and I keep learning something new from it every time I read it.
The legumes bit surprised me. With all the talk of them being such a superfood, who knew it was a double edged sword! Also a few years ago I got fresh bamboo shoots from a farm up north. I remember prepping them to remove the toxins and thinking "I really hope I did this right..." 😆 in reality like you said, humans have been eating these veg for SO long, that there should be no fear. Just gotta follow some basic rules which you lay out great. Can't wait for the cooking classes! (Also isn't "Sapiens" mind blowing? I think about that book so often)
The legume-lectin situation has become a bit blown out especially with fad diets and false claims. But overall, yeah, our ancestors have been cooking with these vegetables for eons and developed ways to prep them. Sapiens is one of my favorite books right now and I keep learning something new from it every time I read it.