Why doesn’t this exist?

Take dried beans, roast 'em, grind 'em, and brew some bean juice?

I have no idea if it would taste good or not, but we don’t know if we don’t try.

Edit: I need to see what dried beans I have and maybe go shopping. I will give this a try with a couple different types of beans and report back if I fart or not.

  • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    We do in some cases, you’ve basically described hot coca for instance. But yeah, you might be onto something, roast up some kidney beans and see what happens.

  • over_clox@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    No caffeine yo, that’s where it’s at for most people. But hey, ain’t nobody gonna stop you from trying. Let us know how it goes if you ever do try.

    • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io
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      13 days ago

      Just to piggyback on this. The simple truth is that lot of things are just called things because they resemble other things, either in form or function.

      Coffee is not a bean; beans come from legumes, coffee fruit seeds are roughly bean sized and shaped.

      Cacao and vanilla are also not legumes

      The peanut is a legume, like beans and peas, but it looks like and is used like a nut. Hence the name.

      Cashews are not true nuts. They Grow outside the actual fruit

      Nut milk and butter do not come from mammary glands.

      Tea is made for the leaves of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis), which is a shrub or small tree, but many infusions of dried plant matter are often referred to as teas. The Tea Tree (Melaleuca) of oil fame is a different plant entirely. It got its name because some sailors made a ‘tea’ from its leaves after they ran out of real tea leaves.

      Currants (genus Ribes) are actually named after raisins. Raisins of Corinth were small raisins that were produced and exported from… well… Corinth. Over time ‘Corinth’ morphed into ‘currant’ and then pretty much every small dryable berry like fruit started being referred to as a currant. Eventually, production of the tiny raisins migrated to other parts of Greece and some smart guy thought “Hey! Let’s market these fancy raisins that we are importing from Zante (the greek island Zakynthos) to distinguish them from the common local currants by calling the Zante Currants.

      • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        Do not do this with dried beans. Most dried beans are toxic and need to be soaked and boiled for about half an hour to become edible.

        From the Wikipedia page for kidney beans:

        As few as five raw beans or a single undercooked kidney bean can cause severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pains.

  • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    14 days ago

    That’s kind of what aquafaba is but you don’t need to grind or roast them, because most times you want aquafaba to be quite thick. I don’t know how often it’s used elsewhere but I know it can replace egg whites in coctails that call for egg whites.

    • Soku@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      Apparently you can even make meringue with it. Haven’t tried that but I often make mayonnaise with aquafaba.

  • 14th_cylon@lemm.ee
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    14 days ago

    but we don’t know if we don’t try

    Someone probably already tried. Every time you are asking yourself “am I the first one to think of x?”, the answer is usually no.

    • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 days ago

      Maybe after imperialism / colonialism re: tea and tobacco, folks were less inclined? Or they kept it on the DL.

    • evening_push579@feddit.nu
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      13 days ago

      Just wanted to add that tea with black beans, red beans, roasted barley, roasted rice etc are common in Japan. I assume Taiwan has the same, judging from the drinks posted above (the label even says the Japanese name in roman letters).

  • njordomir@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    My elderly relative in Germany used to drink Caro? Carro? coffee. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caro_(drink) Barely, Rye, and Chicory. Chicory, if I recall correctly is still in various things, including Fiber Snack Bars. I had to look it up since I didn’t know what it was and wanted to know if it was bad for me in some way. Turns out, as usual, I should be more concerned about the copious amounts of sugar.

        • SassyRamen@lemmy.world
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          13 days ago

          Username checks out

          I didn’t know it is also used in Poland, here in Germany it’s mostly unheard of; other than by a few weirdos like myself.

          • Mariemarion@lemm.ee
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            13 days ago

            It was common in France until my dad’s childhood, in the 60s. There were commercials for Ricoré (half coffee, half chickory) in the 80s. AFAIK, you can still buy it in all supermarkets.

          • norimee@lemmy.world
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            12 days ago

            No it isn’t. Especially Caro Kaffee is a quite well known brand you can buy in every random supermarket.

            I guess many GenZ kids wouldn’t know it, but everyone who had a grandparent that lived through the food sparse years after the war would.

  • Heydo@lemmy.world
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    13 days ago

    You should know that undercooked beans can be poisonous, and it is best to soak them before cooking.

    If you do try this please prepare the beans properly first.

  • wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io
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    13 days ago

    I visited Panama for an agricultural trip about a decade ago where we focused on coffee agriculture and production. Coincidentally, there are some coffees that blend in beans or peanuts to mellow the flavor. This is usually done for cheaper coffees that use robusto beans instead of arabica. It’s also to relieve some of the acrid taste that can develop during the drying out process if the beans are dried around animal droppings.

    If you’re interested in what a mellowed coffee would taste like, I think chock full of nuts is a brand you can try in the states.

    Edit: ok so I did some more research and it appears that chock full o nuts likely no longer does this, they just have typical coffee nowadays. I’ll leave it to you other internet sleuths to find a brand that does.