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Broad beans give me wind!

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singingnutty Sun 26-Jun-22 17:14:55

At the moment we are picking broad beans from the garden and eating them nearly every day because they are best straight from the pod straight from the plant BUT - at the moment I find they are filling me with wind, which hasn't happened before. Can anyone give advice on how to cook them so this is minimised? I seem to remember years ago I heard advice to cook them with a herb but I can't remember what that may have been.

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Esmay Sun 26-Jun-22 18:54:28

If you are eating them that fresh - then delicious as they are - they will give you flatulance :

Try soaking the beans overnight and changing the water before cooking .
Or :
You could add some apple cider vingar at the end of cooking them .
Or :
If you like the taste of asafoetida from Indian grocery stores - a little added is a well known digestive .
Or :
Seaweed sold as nori originally from Japanese shops , but I think available from the big supermarkets will also stop it if you add some .

If you didn't have this problem before maybe your stomach is upset .
Have you had antibiotics recently ?
Maybe take some probiotics to restore the natural balance .

Meanwhile enjoy those beans !

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singingnutty Sat 02-Jul-22 11:09:25

Thanks for your reply Esmay. The situation is now improved although we are still picking the beans!

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