Another Forked Carrot

Last night for supper we had lentils. Course with lentils, everyone knows you need a carrot or two or four or more depending on the plentitude of the lentils. Suddenly, while digging around for carrots, an average chef like Crumby is presented with a forked carrot in addition to the normal carrots. How great is that? Mercy! Let your imagination run free.

Many may not know about lentils. For example, Crumby never knew about lentils until 1990, (Julian calendar) or so. Yes. About that long ago time, Crumby decided to eschew meat. Naturally then, Crumby needed to find something else to eat besides all the different meat. One item Crumby hit on is lentils.

However, Crumby will only eat the regular little tan colored lentils. That’s right. Those pink lentils are disgusting. You should never waste a forked carrot on a mess of pink lentils.

Lentils are very popular in India. The fact is, India is the world’s largest producer. Also, the Indians on the Indian subcontinent, eat most of the lentils they produce and may have to import some extra lentils sometimes.

Apparently, lentils like a cool climate. Witness that most of the lentils produced in Norte Americano are grown in Saskatchewan. Which is weird because Crumby thought India was hot. Yet here in these parts the lentil is a cool climate crop much like hops.

These are Crumby’s preferred lentils. Which brings up another confusing aspect of Crumby’s life. What are these lentils? Are they Lens culinaris? If not, what is Lens esculenta? Dern it! Hey. That top reflection is weird too.