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Judi Lynn

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59. Seeing your comment about Lima beans and the Mayan Cafe drove me to look them up!

Reply to if..fish..had..wings (Reply #52)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 05:11 PM

Dec 2024

I have always hated them, too, but this information makes the idea sound interesting, possibly! Something to think about, for sure!

The story of this dish and the Mayan Cafe:

Move over Hot Brown. Louisville's true unofficial dish is the lima beans from Mayan Cafe
Dana McMahanSpecial to Courier Journal

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/dining/restaurant/2018/02/27/mayan-cafe-lima-beans-louisville-restaurant/373105002/

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A recipe for making this dish at home:

Mayan Cafe's lima beans have a cult following. Now you can make them yourself
Dana McMahanSpecial to Courier Journal

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/125397170861441604/

Or:
https://web.archive.org/web/20241221220152/https://www.pinterest.com/pin/125397170861441604/

Move over Hot Brown. Louisville's true unofficial dish is the lima beans from Mayan Cafe
Dana McMahanSpecial to Courier Journal

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/dining/restaurant/2018/02/27/mayan-cafe-lima-beans-louisville-restaurant/373105002/

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/food/recipes/2018/02/27/lima-beans-recipe-louisville-restaurant-mayan-cafe/373335002/

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One must go, from Mixed vegetables. peas, lima beans, corn, green beans. Mine is lima beans. Yuck [View all] debm55 Dec 2024 OP

Green beans get left on my plate. Either they Ninga Dec 2024 #1

Thank you Ninga. debm55 Dec 2024 #3

I hate Lima beans too, Haggard Celine Dec 2024 #2

Thank you very much, Haggard Celine. debm55 Dec 2024 #5

I agree with Deb. Lima beans, yuck. Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #4

Thank you , Diamond_Dog. debm55 Dec 2024 #7

There is no reason for lima beans to be regarded as food. Ocelot II Dec 2024 #6

Thank you Ocelot II , they are terrible. debm55 Dec 2024 #8

Peas. nt doc03 Dec 2024 #9

Thank you doc03, debm55 Dec 2024 #13

Same here, lima beans. anciano Dec 2024 #10

Thank you anciano. And peas are a very close second. debm55 Dec 2024 #14

No, Lima beans are food of the gods. I even put sour cream on them Polly Hennessey Dec 2024 #11

thank you Polly Hennessey. I believe you. debm55 Dec 2024 #15

I, too, like lima beans. LoisB Dec 2024 #44

Thank you LoisB. debm55 Dec 2024 #75

Baby lima beans in a cream sauce are just heavenly. But only the little ones. yellowdogintexas Dec 2024 #122

Thank you yellowdogintexas. I didn't know that there was a difference in taste between the two. debm55 Dec 2024 #124

All of the above Grey5 Dec 2024 #12

Thank you Grey5 On that I would agree. Don't like my veggies mixed. debm55 Dec 2024 #17

I love dried baby limas if True Blue American Dec 2024 #16

Thank you True Blue American. Now that sounds different. debm55 Dec 2024 #18

Lima beans for sure. Nasty tasting garbage. jimfields33 Dec 2024 #19

Thank you jimfields33 I like the corn by itself. debm55 Dec 2024 #22

LIMA BEANS!!!!!! Ugggh. Why would "Mother Nature" ever DO THAT to us? hlthe2b Dec 2024 #20

Thank you hithe2b. Agree --uggh. I do really like chick peas though, debm55 Dec 2024 #23

Definitely mixed vegetables. LoisB Dec 2024 #21

Thank you LoisB. Puting them together ruins the taste. But lima beans would not be included. debm55 Dec 2024 #25

And yet another vote for lima beans. Blech. Angleae Dec 2024 #24

Thank you Angleae, Agree. debm55 Dec 2024 #40

I like all of those. Why do any of them have to go? Leave 'em all on my plate. Jeebo Dec 2024 #26

Jeebo you can have mine. debm55 Dec 2024 #41

I'm with that debm55, ugh, Lima beans. a kennedy Dec 2024 #27

Thank you a kennedy. debm55 Dec 2024 #42

Eeeewwww lima beans! SheltieLover Dec 2024 #28

Thank you SheltieLover. I would add the peas too. debm55 Dec 2024 #43

I like peas in some things SheltieLover Dec 2024 #47

Thanks SheltieLover debm55 Dec 2024 #76

Jeez, there really is no love here at all for limas. I like them just because they are so unique tasting. EarnestPutz Dec 2024 #29

EarnestPutz. you can have mine. debm55 Dec 2024 #45

Thank you Deb, you've always been good to me. EarnestPutz Dec 2024 #67

I am very happy, more then happy to give you my lima beans. And I stand on that promise. debm55 Dec 2024 #86

Thank you EarnestPutz. They are unique., very unique. debm55 Dec 2024 #83

DITTO! elleng Dec 2024 #30

Thank you elleng. Agree. debm55 Dec 2024 #46

Between you and Deb, I will have all the lima beans Polly Hennessey Dec 2024 #63

You're welcome!!! elleng Dec 2024 #65

thank you Polly, enjoy. debm55 Dec 2024 #87

I love limas C_U_L8R Dec 2024 #31

Sorry C_U_L8R. I just have a different taste then you. And Lima Beans don't do it for me. debm55 Dec 2024 #48

Sufferin' succotash C_U_L8R Dec 2024 #58

,,,,,,,, debm55 Dec 2024 #88

Why... EarthAbides Dec 2024 #32

Thank you , EarthAbides. But I have never liked them --color, texture, taste. I like chick peas. but not Lima Beans. debm55 Dec 2024 #49

I'm with you. Lima beans yuk we can do it Dec 2024 #33

Thank you we can do it. They have always been unappetizing to me debm55 Dec 2024 #50

Can I get rid of two? Green beans and Luciferous Dec 2024 #34

Sure can, Luciferous. I would get rid of all except for corn. debm55 Dec 2024 #89

Lima beans are disgustinh XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #35

I'm with ya XanaDUer2, yuk debm55 Dec 2024 #91

Meals on wheels loves them XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #105

Thank you XanaDUer2, is it every meal? debm55 Dec 2024 #108

Twice a week XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #121

Thank you XanaDUer2, that would be a major yuk debm55 Dec 2024 #125

Peas, which is strange. . . Stargleamer Dec 2024 #36

Thank you Stargleamer. Maybe because they are all mushed up. I like pea soup but not really peas/ debm55 Dec 2024 #97

Mixed vegetables Jilly_in_VA Dec 2024 #37

Thank you Jilly_in_VA. I will add peas to my lima beans. debm55 Dec 2024 #92

Lima beans are gross. onecaliberal Dec 2024 #38

Sure are. Thank you debm55 Dec 2024 #99

I like them all Duncanpup Dec 2024 #39

Oh, Duncanpup Thank you debm55 Dec 2024 #51

Mixed veggies if..fish..had..wings Dec 2024 #52

Seeing your comment about Lima beans and the Mayan Cafe drove me to look them up! Judi Lynn Dec 2024 #59

I'll tell you what, I;m not driving half way across the country for something I dislike, Sorry fish, but I;ll pass. debm55 Dec 2024 #71

Lima beans are the worst. catbyte Dec 2024 #53

Agree, Thank you catbyte. debm55 Dec 2024 #55

Ahhh, my favorite starters for making my veggie soup. I don't have a particular mix of veggies to start w/, I just grab SWBTATTReg Dec 2024 #54

lima beans (I can eat em' - but there certainly isn't any pleasure in doing so !) stopdiggin Dec 2024 #56

Limas ProfessorGAC Dec 2024 #57

Thank you . I don't like the color, taste or texture. Thanks ProfessorGAC debm55 Dec 2024 #98

Lima Beans beemerphill Dec 2024 #60

Agree. Thank you beemerphill. debm55 Dec 2024 #101

Mixed vegetables MichMan Dec 2024 #61

Thank you MichMan. debm55 Dec 2024 #113

Good bye to lima beans 👎 TommieMommy Dec 2024 #62

Thank you TommieMommy debm55 Dec 2024 #114

Mixed vegetables Dale in Laurel MD Dec 2024 #64

I understand. Thank you Dale in Laura MD debm55 Dec 2024 #115

Depends on which peas liberaltrucker Dec 2024 #66

Thank you liberaltrucker debm55 Dec 2024 #116

I've always thought mixed vegetables were rather bland, so they get my vote to go. Different Drummer Dec 2024 #68

Thank you Different Drummer. debm55 Dec 2024 #102

Lima beans... From The Ashes Dec 2024 #69

Thank you , From the Ashes. agree. debm55 Dec 2024 #74

Lima beans shall be kicked from the group sakabatou Dec 2024 #70

Agree. thank you sakabatou. Replace with Lima Beanie and Cecil debm55 Dec 2024 #72

I love lima beans. For me, iy's the corn that goes soldierant Dec 2024 #73

Sorry about that . Thank you soldierant. debm55 Dec 2024 #100

Given the choice, then lima beans. surfered Dec 2024 #77

Thank you surfered. Agree. debm55 Dec 2024 #96

Lima beans boonecreek Dec 2024 #78

Thank you boonecreek. debm55 Dec 2024 #80

As always, my pleasure. boonecreek Dec 2024 #85

Lima beans....the legumic limit. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #79

Thank you OAITW r. 2.0 debm55 Dec 2024 #95

I love peachpit24 Dec 2024 #81

Thank you peachpit24 debm55 Dec 2024 #94

I'm with you on lima beans kimbutgar Dec 2024 #82

Agree kimburgar--texture, color and taste. debm55 Dec 2024 #84

Y'all have never had proper lima beans. They are delicious Easterncedar Dec 2024 #90

I give you mine too. We are not hating, we are stating a fact to us. debm55 Dec 2024 #93

(green) peas... they're pretty good, but I like the others better... electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #103

Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Dec 2024 #112

they can stay in bean soup, but otherwise NOPE. pansypoo53219 Dec 2024 #104

Thank you pansypoo53219, debm55 Dec 2024 #111

Not enough information is given on "One Must Go" Niagara Dec 2024 #106

Thank you for bringing that up . I will try to be more clear on my other posts. debm55 Dec 2024 #109

Corn it's a justaprogressive Dec 2024 #107

Thank you, justaprogressive. debm55 Dec 2024 #110

Yeah, lose the limas. malthaussen Dec 2024 #117

HAHAHAHAHHAHa thank you Mal debm55 Dec 2024 #119

Lima beans are kitten kidneys milestogo Dec 2024 #118

Thank you debm55 Dec 2024 #120

Lima beans and mixed vegetables. Both are the spawn of satan! LeftInTX Dec 2024 #123

Thank you LeftinTX. I almost spit out my tea. debm55 Dec 2024 #126

Yuck to lima beans Historic NY Dec 2024 #127

Same here. Thank you Historic NY. debm55 Dec 2024 #128

Lima beans have a particular nasty history for me exboyfil Dec 2024 #129

I am sorry that happened to you . Thank you for your post. debm55 Dec 2024 #130

Mixed veggies. OLDMDDEM Dec 2024 #131

Thank you OLDMDDEM. debm55 Dec 2024 #132