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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There’s a version of this in China called Longevity Noodles: https://msshiandmrhe.com/longevity-noodles/

The idea is to make one very long noodle to represent a wish for a very long life.

[–] zeppo 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I recently found out about Yard Long Beans... a green bean 3 feet long? Blew my mind, or whatever was left of it.

Huh, so I will go to the gigantic Chinese grocery store near my house and inquire about this. Long noodle : Propserity

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh god, they come in large too?!

[–] zeppo 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Three Ladies Brand Rice Stick comes in S, M and L (actually just the diameter...)

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] zeppo 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the canned ones? Or your mom made a weird casserole? (Hot Dish sorry, if you're in Minnesota). It's so different. I haven;' tried the 3 foot long beans yet, but regular green bean cooked fresh - it';s really diferent! The canned ones are mushy and weird. They're like, okays! But REAL green bean is pretty good. They can be toothy. They can be chewy. They can be.... anything you want.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am against any kind of green bean that is green bean flavored.

[–] zeppo 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

boil them longer! tastes like water and bean fiber, which tastes like uh.... anti-bean. Negates all bean.

[–] FlyingSquid 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've heard people make similar claims about other food I hate. Like tofu. There will still be essence of green bean.

[–] zeppo 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I could do that, or I could not buy them in the first place. I think that might be the better option for me.

[–] zeppo 2 points 1 year ago

You know what is best, in your heart. I suggest to avoid Noodle.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Despite the common name of "yardlong", the pods are actually only about half a yard long, so the subspecies name sesquipedalis (one-and-a-half-foot-long; 1.5 feet (0.50 yd)) is a more accurate approximation.