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12 types of lentils and how to cook with them

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12 types of lentils and how to cook with them
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Lens culinaris, lentils, are a legume that has been grown since prehistoric times. The majority of the world’s lentils are grown in India, the second biggest producer, and the source of many of the lentils we buy is Canada. Many of our specialist lentils come from Europe. You can also now buy UK-grown lentils from companies like Hodmedods; the plants were grown here in the past, but they are not easy to harvest. Lentils grow in small pods with typically two seeds (lentils) in each, and they need

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