Taste Specialty Foods, Lentils, Black Beluga, 10-Pound Bag

by TASTE Specialty Foods

Product Features

• The name Black Beluga lentil refers to its similarity in appearance to caviar when it is cooked
• Very small and grey it is popular in continetal french and american cooking

Product Description

Taste specialty foods, lentils, black beluga, 10-pound bag are the premium of their sort.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NSJ5U0
• UPC: 790429800304
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,699 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #26 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Beans & Grains > Lentils

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent flavor, beautiful Beluga lentils, January 30, 2010

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lawyerwhocooks "lawyerwhocooks" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Taste Specialty Foods, Lentils, Black Beluga, 10-Pound Bag (Grocery)

I'm sorry to see these lentils have disappeared from Amazon only a few days after I purchased a 10lb bag. The seller, Taste Specialty, is a wholesale only distributor based out of Las Vegas (according to their website) and appears to cater to restaurants, particularly those that are higher-end. At 3 dollrs a lb., the price was right for Beluga lentils, and when I purchased them via Amazon, the shipping was free for Amazon Prime members. The day the lentils arrived, I made my signature red wine lentils (using 1 cup Beluga lentils from this purchase and 1 cup of the French Green lentils I also purchased the same day on Amazon, but sold by Bob's Red Mill). The dish was excellent, and the lentils were tasty and fresh. There is a small amount of chaff that sticks to the inside of the plastic bag, but there were surprising few culls/bad lentils. Because it is a bulk purchase, the plastic bag was not marked, but the box the bag ships in does have the Taste Specialty Foods logo and nutrition information: serving size 32 grams (1/4 cup); calories 170 (5 from fat); carbs 30 grams; fiber 9 grams; protein 13 grams - and best of all, one serving has 20% of the RDA for Iron. Lentils are a great dish for a pregnant woman looking for extra iron in her diet. My only complaint is the box/package does not contain an expiration date; regardless, the Black Beluga Lentils are dried, so they should last nearly forever in an airtight jar away from sunlight. Recommended, and I hope they come back into stock (with continued free shipping) soon!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really good lentils, September 19, 2010

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Michael G. Lustig (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taste Specialty Foods, Lentils, Black Beluga, 10-Pound Bag (Grocery)

Lentils are one of the oldest cultivated products. There are about 35 varieties of lentils available commercially. I really like this variety.

I thought that they would cook-up to be blacker rather than brown but I was mistaken. I used a really simple recipe to compare them to other lentils:

6 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 cup lentils
1 bay leaf
1 finely diced onion

Cook it until the lentils start to break and you're good to go. Compared to other lentils, I found these to taste (but not look) better.