Easter: Habichuelas con dulce

[Norma Rosa]

Speaking of the Holy Week, did any of you eat habichuelas con dulce in the DR? Did you like them?

Why do we eat sweet beans during the Easter season? (Believe me, I don't have the answer.)

[Chirimoya]

We've been discussing this in a couple of recent threads:

easter. again. :-(

Habichuelas Con Dulce

[Chip]

Sorry Norma, I've tried them but don't like them. For that matter I don't like mondongo, malta india or that blood sausage they eat either. I eat everything thing else as far as I know.

[bob saunders]

I can eat it all except Mondongo. I can't get past the smell or the consistency.

[Ezequiel]

Originally Posted by bob saunders

I can eat it all except Mondongo. I can't get past the smell or the consistency.

A Mondongada with Spicy souce is very delicious.

[Chip]

Originally Posted by Ezequiel

A Mondongada with Spicy souce is very delicious.

It still smells like, well mondongo, yuck.

[Dragonfly32837]

LOL. I did not like mondongo at first. But I learned to like it over time. It is an acquired taste. I learned to like it because my mother likes it so much and used to make it all the time.

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by Chip

Sorry Norma, I've tried them but don't like them. For that matter I don't like mondongo, malta india or that blood sausage they eat either. I eat everything thing else as far as I know.

It's OK, primo. This Dominican does not eat mondongo, tail, ears, morcilla (blood sausage) either.

Back to habichuelas con dulce: I don't think we, Dominicans, are the only ones that eat sweet beans. I once had a roommate from Japan who surprised me one day with a bowl of sweetened oriental beans. They were BAD!



(Moderator, you have the right to move this thread.)

[Norma Rosa]

Enjoy this oriental dessert:
Sweet Azuki (Red Bean) Paste Recipe for East Asian Desserts | Apple Pie, Patis, and Pâté

[Chirimoya]

I've eaten that - it is quite nice IIRC.