On the pulse: why beans, peas and lentils are making a comeback

From mushy peas to chana dal and falafel, pulses are finding their way back on to our plates via dedicated farms, festivals and British-grown produceRadical politics, psychedelic drugs, experimental sex: there were many dangers haunting nervous parents as they sent their children to university in the 1970s. But Jenny Chandler was warned about a different threat: “My father gave me this lecture about being sensible, not getting drunk at parties and never eating red kidney beans, because bac