on December 17, 2003
I still have the tin with the lentils (never ate them!).
I did use to make lentil soup quite often but sometimes you'll find these particular lentils mentioned on a fancy restaurant menu and there will only be a sprinkling of them on your plate. The tin says (translated) that the green lentil is possibly the oldest vegetable in the world. This meditarrenean plant was one of the first cultivated by man. It originates from Mesopotamia and at the beginning of Christianity it came to the Puy en Velay region. It's a healthy and gourmet vegetable and the grand chefs unanimously agree on its delicate flavour and is useful in many varied dishes.
In 1996 the Puy lentil was classified so that you have proof of the original lentil. It can only come from the region of Puy en Velay (Auvergne) where the terrain is volcanic.
