I keep telling people that a vanilla soy latte is technically a three bean soup, but nobody understands. They just nod and smile like I'm the crazy one.
@si_fuller @jpm Literally correct, but technically not. (I have never understood why vanilla gets called vanilla beans, the seeds are tiny, even if the seed pod is long)
@stufromoz @si_fuller @jpm oh yeah, vanilla is actually in the orchid family, it's not a legume

then again neither is coffee, coffee isn't a bean either by that definition, but we call coffee and vanilla "beans" so you're not really wrong about it being a three bean soup

or you're only wrong because i feel like three bean soup usually implies the beans are whole? but that isn't part of the strict definition, just a cultural association
@stufromoz @jpm @si_fuller a mocha soy latte with vanilla in it would be a four bean soup
@alienskyler @jpm @si_fuller also vanilla is not a bean you can eat singly
@stufromoz @jpm @si_fuller no, but coffee and cocoa beans are barely edible and even soybeans are usually not eaten whole except for natto (fermented) or edamame (young) and usually are made into soy milk, tofu, tempeh, or more processed foods instead