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Title: bean pie
Post by: Sarah on January 11, 2008, 10:25:09 AM

Has anyone out there had this delicacy?  I just learned about it yesterday, and I'm intrigued.  I've found out a lot online, but a review by a FOT would be welcome.  I may make one myself, but I'd like to hear about the real thing, and it's unlikely that a Black Muslim will appear on a Lubec street corner hawking his tasty wares.

Title: Re: bean pie
Post by: TL on January 11, 2008, 10:34:09 AM

I've had the fabled bean pie, but not in... probably DEFINITELY (fixed - ed.) more than a decade.  I remember it tasting like the kind of Asian desert sweet bean things - like, it's sweet, but it's still got the consistency and flavor of mashed beans.  I can get into that, personally, so I kinda liked it!

Title: Re: bean pie
Post by: Sarah on January 11, 2008, 11:16:15 AM

I thought you might be one of the people who'd had it, TL, though, as you say, not recently, since it's most definitely not vegan (not only eggs and milk but butter!).  It sounds interesting, especially for breakfast.  I talked to my sister about it this morning, and she's already got some navy beans a-soaking.

This (http://www.flickr.com/photos/visualsense/355784855/) is a great picture of a guy rushing to deliver one--in Philadelphia, no less.  Somehow, though, I doubt the Ziegler family are fans. 

Title: Re: bean pie
Post by: Beth on January 11, 2008, 07:11:13 PM

This sounds good (and cheap, which is always a plus). I'm going to try making some tomorrow.