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Are they chickpeas or garbanzo beans?
- Thread starter PersonAndStuff
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i really tried to make this work and you got closer than i could have
I voted garbanzo because every time I pick up the can I say their name in the voice of that weird Onyx dude.
I almost always call them chickpeas. Garbanzo bean is a term that feels like you'd only whip it out when you're feeling petulant, want to be technically correct, and just saying something like 'a tomato is a botanical fruit' is not enough.
Desi chickpeas are kind of interesting, too. They're smaller, darker, and tougher than regular chickpeas. I don't think they'd make good hummus (I've never tried) but they have a little more texture in a curry or other stew-like dish.
Desi chickpeas are kind of interesting, too. They're smaller, darker, and tougher than regular chickpeas. I don't think they'd make good hummus (I've never tried) but they have a little more texture in a curry or other stew-like dish.
The first time I heard the term "garbanzo bean" was when I lived in the States for a spell. (You could probably make a similar thread for cilantro vs. coriander.)
lots of foods have different names even in different English speaking countries
Zucchini/Courgette
Eggplant/Aubergine
Butternut Squash/Butternut Pumpkin
Peppers/Capsicum
let's not start on chips/crisps/fries nomenclature
also for shits and giggles: American use of Entree verses elsewhere.
I had always called it chickpeas and then I saw it referred to as garbanzo beans at a Mediterranean Chipotle-style place called Garbanzo.
It'll always be chickpeas to me.
It'll always be chickpeas to me.
Not 100% sure but I'm pretty sure they're called garbanzos in Spanish. Though of course they're also called that sometimes in English.
At least where I'm from (NYC) both terms seem pretty common. In all fairness, we do commonly use terminology that comes from Spanish, e.g. bodega, so I don't know.
In any case, they're a really good bean, probably my favorite, even as a kid. They're also what hummus and falafel are made of.
At least where I'm from (NYC) both terms seem pretty common. In all fairness, we do commonly use terminology that comes from Spanish, e.g. bodega, so I don't know.
In any case, they're a really good bean, probably my favorite, even as a kid. They're also what hummus and falafel are made of.
After a little research it is apparently just made with 'pulses', so I think chickpeas fall under that umbrella! I think every time I've made a chickpea curry though it's been called something else, like chana masala, aloo sabzi, or chole.
Coriander or Cilantro
Aubergine or eggplant
Courgette or zucchini
Potato or potato
Use the italian name, you already do it for a lot of foods... plus, "ceci" sound quiete cool when pronounced with an american accent.
having recently moved to Italy from the US, I was shocked to learn that almost everything in the grocery store was being called a different name. an outrage! I demanded to speak to a manager but apparently there is a different word for that too as the clerk just looked at me, confused, and shrugged his shoulders.
Chana Dal is a North Indian dish, where the chickpeas are split into halves.
Chana Dal (Split Chickpeas)
This Chana Dal is an easy and tasty recipe of split chickpeas and an authentic North Indian recipe like the way it is made in Punjabi homes.
www.vegrecipesofindia.com
Not as common as other kinds of Dal but it exists.
In the US, we call the leaves and stems of the plant "cilantro" and the seed "coriander". In other English-speaking parts of the world, "coriander" is used for both with "seed" being added for distinction.