I first heard about lentils as I read the Old Testament part of the Bible. "And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils ; then he ate and drank, arose, and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright." (Genesis 25:34) "Now it happened, when David had come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the people of A mmon, M achir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, brought beds and basins, earthen vessels and wheat, barley and flour, parched grain and beans, lentils and parched seeds, honey and curds, sheep and cheese of the herd, for David and the people who were with him to eat. (2 Samuel 17: 27-2 9 ) In my mind, I wondered what lentils were but never really bothered to get to know about it. Just recently, I've seen some recipes with lentils as ingredients and to my surprise, I found some cans in the grocery store. Sti...