I didn't boil runner beans. Will I die?

[Bigj1995]

I fried the hell out of them for about 15 minutes. They were piping hit albeit a bit squeaky when eating. Tasted nice. Got them from Tesco and just washed them and threw them onto the pan. Aren't they poisonous? Will I get really sick?

I used to eat them straight off the plant. Delicious!

I think you’ll be fine…

They're edible raw...

Me too they are delicious!

Put some garlic in next time! You can add just a splash of water, near the end, it will make them just tender enough not to squeak

Thanks I guess I'll be fine then

Why did you think they would poison you?

Isn't it the actual bean part when bigger which is toxic?

Try sautéing sugar snap peas next! They’re lovely.

Dried red kidney beans need rapid boiling followed by long slow cooking. I eat runner beans raw.

I read they were poisonous raw.

The actual bean bits do contain toxins and can cause stomach upsets, even if they haven’t been dried.

I had terrible sickness and hallucinations after my mum added chopped runner beans with well developed beans to a casserole and then didn’t cook it through enough.

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/28/alys-fowler-runner-beans

I got them out the packet at Tesco and just chopped them in half to make them smaller. Fried them with garlic till nice and slightly brown. Will I die then?

Yeah you shouldn't eat they raw but I'm sure it was fine the way you cooked them:
They have a lovely flavour, a little meaty, like butter beans, but perfect for hearty winter dishes such as soups and stews. You can eat them fresh or dried (but never raw as they contain toxins which are broken down only by cooking). It's a peculiarly British thing to eat the pods.

I'm still alive. I'm 69 and been eating them straight off the plant since I was a child.

Edit: to be fair I eat them when they're young and don't consider them edible when they've got big fat beans in them. I've never bought them only grown them.

My dogs like raw runner beans and they are perfectly fine.

Of course you can eat them raw! That's the compensation for having to do the chore of harvesting them - you munch on them as you pick.

It's dried beans that must be boiled for 10mins to destroy harmful toxins, before them cooking them slowly.

I used to eat them raw as a child, it's only in the last few years I found out you're not supposed to no harm done here...

I eat them raw all the time! I didn’t even realise it might be an issue 🤷🏻‍♀️

RIP

can I have your stuff?

Oh uh, garlic…..your grave will smell forever.

At least it will keep the vampires away.😁

👍😁

Are you thinking of kidney beans?

Raw runner beans contain toxins - which may or may not make you ill. They should be cooked:

"For if you open a scarlet-flowering mature runner bean, one too fat and long for eating, you will find the prettiest beans inside. These are a vibrant pink, often flecked with a rather good shade of deep violet purple. Once out of their protective wrapping they will age to a much more subdued pink; dried, these beans will store for months. They have a lovely flavour, a little meaty, like butter beans, but perfect for hearty winter dishes such as soups and stews. You can eat them fresh or dried (but never raw as they contain toxins which are broken down only by cooking)" The Guardian Gardening Column as linked above

• Know your Runner Bean - CuisineThe seeds can be used fresh or as dried beans.
• The green pods are edible whole but in some varieties (the scarlet runner) tend to become fibrous early, and only the seeds within are eaten.
• The starchy roots are still eaten by Central American Indians.
• Runner beans contain traces of the poisonous lectin, Phytohaemagglutinin, found in common beans and hence must be thoroughly cooked before consumption.

From https://sites.google.com/site/knowyourvegetables/know-your-beans/know-your-runner-bean

Primary school children made ill by eating raw runner beans https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30207080

Raw, dried beans contain a toxin called phytohaemagglutinin, also called PHA. This chemical is most abundant in kidney beans but lingers in all beans to some degree. PHA poisoning may cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Some people may be more sensitive than others.
To avoid PHA poisoning, cook your beans rapidly to at least 176°F. If you’re using beans in a slow cooker, boil them on the stovetop first to ensure they reach the desired temperature.
From PubMed https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-runner-beans

I never boil any veggies, kills all the flavour right out of them.
sauté, roast, stir fry or steam at a push. and I am still alive