what's
the difference between the sprout and the bean?
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:25, archived)

Your mum

( Malchick, Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:26, archived)

no
you're mom

and yer gran too
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:28, archived)

Most men can't find the bean?
But the sprout is found easily, pushed to the side of the plate
( Hankster, Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:26, archived)

arf!

( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:29, archived)

Beans vary according to different types of bean.
Sprouts vary according to the cooking abilities of the chef.
Both can be delicious, both can be foul.
( TV's Nosemonkey, Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:27, archived)

no
sprouts are always foul.

you can ask the councellor and you can ask the king, and they'll say the same thing
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:30, archived)

Go faster stripes

( Geordie Al, Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:27, archived)

the sprout is the leafy green bit on top
the bean is the round thing underneath, always plant beans with the sprout facing up
( mongychops, Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:32, archived)

Well,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_sprout
whereas
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bean

although, alternatively, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting
( Chrico is a bounder and a cad, Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:33, archived)

hmm
"In the UK, they are a traditional winter vegetable, and are often eaten boiled with a roast dinner. They can also be stir fried or made into soup."

My grandad used to curry them.
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:38, archived)

That
may just be the only way you could get me to eat one of the buggers. Cabbages are bad enough, but compressing all of the cabbage energy down into one bite... ew...
( Chrico is a bounder and a cad, Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:41, archived)

i love cabbage
but sprouts are just eeeeeeewwwwwwww.
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Wed 8 Sep 2004, 15:42, archived)