Does Lukas Hate Lentils?

Welcome to SALT PIG! Buckle your seatbelts everyone, because we are about to break the biggest scandal this side of the East River. Or at least in SALT PIG history, in all three months of its existence. Lukas—cookbook writer extraordinaire, vegetable whisperer, bean club acolyte—has a thing AGAINST lentils. WHaaat? But don’t despair! We break down many ways these sometimes-chalky pulses can be prepared and we dissect the root of his ambivalence. Will he find a lentil dish he truly craves? Will Ellie recover from her shock? Listen and find out! Discussed in this episode: Table Manners episode featuring Kristin Scott Thomas Mujaddara/mujadra/mujadarah/mejadra recipes from Ottolenghi, from Hot Date! by Rawan Alkhatib, from Naz Derivian Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy by Judith Barrett, and recipe for Pasta con Lenticchi Deb Perelman’s My Favorite Lentil Salad Catherine Newman’s Red Lentil Falafel Instagram | Substack