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Maybe the Black Soy are Heavy Duty- those able to finesse the South sea Turtle route are indeed fortunate- the rest are Mungers ;)

Thaijim said:

Post edited 4:14 pm – February 24, 2010 by Thaijim

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Hello Guys & Girls, I not had time to get in here for a while, but have been reading the posts!

You guys are getting me confused with these different types of beans!

My bags just say Black Beans – Product of Thailand…(Same Met found) … but I don’t know if they are Soy Beans or not…

What I do know that they work…but also I agree with Met’s comment it is “mind over matter sometimes”…

But this week I have “overdosed on Chicken” three times, (Pork never seems to bother me) … & feeling it now…albeit low level … but after several weeks of no swelling or throbbing/ twinges… it’s crying… I’m baaaaaack! Reply to Post

HALF my post did not show up…. again… I am not sure if this will create a double (and full post or not)… it’s a bit tedious this has happened several times now…. The problem needs to be fixed…
Jim

One thing more on the soya beans, if you crack them open they are white/slightly yellow on the inside. Here is a picture of my bag/brand, and the beans with a few cut open so you see:

http://gallery.me.com/dp14#100549

It will be interesting to see if you come up against any import restrictions J.

If not,  and you can get some OK ,  much further interest in your comparisons between the two types.

I thought you were acting for Hubby here- but it seems you're a  Gout sufferer also?

I took pictures to show the differences between black soybeans and black turtle beans but did not know how to post the pics here.

My “avatar” is the pic of the black soybeans that I have been using. They are slightly more than 10mm and a bit roundish. The kernels are greenish in colour (as shown). The Raitip black beans from Thailand are smaller (10mm or less) and slightly elongated. The kernels are white in colour. The black bean that dp14 shared(http://gallery.me.com/dp14#100549) has a brownish kernel.

Honestly, I am now utterly confused!!!! Other than the black soybeans that I am using I am not sure what exactly the other “black beans” are, as they are all labelled only as “black beans”. However, I do know that the black soybeans are from the “East” while the black turtle beans are from the “West”.

Most importantly, whatever I am using works very well for me!!!!

Thanks, GP.

At last, I managed to get my photos pasted! This is only a trial – to show the black soybean and Raitip Black beans (not too sure whether it's black turtle beans). Both were taken side by side to allow for better comparison).

Thanks, but I am certainly not a genius. I learnt about BBB from a website I happened to come across when I was desperate.  I only came up with the recipe, based on a few trials and choosing the most effective.

I am glad that BBB works for you exactly the way it had worked for me – 3 gulps and the pain and inflammation were gone! Hope it does the same to many other gout sufferers too.

Cheers.

It's the Black soyabeans from china. works like a charm :-)

@met—just got to look at the pictures and just to correct the Black soyabeans I get is more of the “thai” type–though I refer to them as Chinese since I purchase them in the nearby chinatown district for $2.50 a kilo. Anyone who would be interested in this–I can certainly send you some except shipping costs might be too high . I live in Manila, Philippines by the way where I can get these beans by the bucketloads.

Post edited 2:23 am – April 8, 2010 by trev

I reckon that it's 95% certain that the Thai bean are Black Turtle beans [ or Common, P. Vulgaris] by looking at the pics above.

They may be less effective than Soy, but easier to get.

Maybe Soy type are limited in the West as they are commonly used for oil or feed production- and thus 'by- products' , rather than food sources.

This may have issues like pollution and pesticide use associated, but in the irregular amounts used and lack of reporting, this is something for the notebook.

I think that if the Common Black Turtle bean does the trick , then that is fine to use.

If you need to experiment more, then use the Soy version with caution -with regard to supplier.