How do you stop legumes from causing gas?

Answer 1

Eating legumes frequently encourages the growth of beneficial bacteria that will digest these sugars in a way that minimizes gas. Soak dry beans overnight to make them more digestible. Discard the soaking water, add fresh water, and cook them until soft. To aid in digestion, you can add to your cooking beans a four-inch strip of the sea vegetable kombu, available dried in the Asian specialty section of grocery stores. For new world beans, such as black beans, teparies, and pintos, try adding a teaspoon of epazote per pound of beans. Epazote is a traditional herb of Central America that is believed to help with digestion. For old world legumes, such as chickpeas and lentils, add a teaspoon of ajwain per pound of legumes. Ajwain is a traditional spice of the Middle East that also helps with digestion.