so everytime i have ever cooked with or eaten pinto beans, kidney beans and many others they were either dehydrated or in a can.

i looked online and cant find an explanation for this.

so i guess this is just because of the shelf life?

i did find recipes for fresh pinto beans and stuff. it seems pinto beans come in a red pod kinda like a pea pod and i did find some people online that buy and sell fresh beans.

maybe im just stupid but it just seemed weird to me lol.

edit: yes i am aware it is easy to get fresh green beans and peas but that is not what im talking about lol.

This post was edited by Dismayven on Aug 30 2015 11:09am

my guess would be shelf life.

that was my conclusion. i thought somebody might know for sure tho.

i wonder if there is a significant taste/texture difference between fresh and dehydrated beans?

idk about taste/texture but im sure theres a difference

i know fresh beans are waaaay more healthy, all the nutrients and minerals get fucked in the dehydration process/canning

yea that makes sense. I live in southern wyoming and we definitely do not get fresh beans around here lol

bummer

i live in south florida its so damn hot around here year round you can find just about anything if you look hard enough

still dont know where to get fresh beans though lol prob the farmers markets

I wanna find fresh cacao beans, theyre supposedly one of the best things for you out here