#feast-advanced-jump-to { z-index: 999; border: none; opacity: 0.97; background: #FCFCFC; border-left:4px solid #CCC; padding:5px 0 10px 20px; margin-bottom: 57px;} #feast-advanced-jump-to summary, #feast-advanced-jump-to ul{ margin-left:0;min-height:50px;} #feast-advanced-jump-to li { list-style-type:none; } #feast-advanced-jump-to li a { text-decoration: none; }#feast-advanced-jump-to { max-height: 300px !important; overflow-y: auto;} ::-webkit-scrollbar { -webkit-appearance: none; width: 7px; } ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 4px; background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.5); } Do not open the lid until the sprouts are cooked. This item: Jiva Organics Organic Mung Beans Whole 2 LB Bag - Green Moong Bean - Perfect for Cooking & Sprouting $10.99 ($5.50/lb) Sprouting Lids, Plastic Sprout Lid with Stainless Steel Screen for Wide Mouth Mason Jars, Germination Kit Sprouter Sprout Maker with Stand Water Tray Grow Bean Sprouts, Broccoli Seeds, Alfalfa, Salad $14.99 Basically, sprouts are the germinated seed of a plant. Mung beans like fertile, sandy, loam soil with excellent drainage and a pH of 6.2 to 7.2. There are some risks associated with eating bean sprouts, like reports of food poisoning, including E. coli, listeria, and salmonella. Generally they are lactic acid bacteria, predominantly Pediococcus species; also Leuconostoc species and some Lactobacillus specie. It would help if you did not store mung bean sprouts in your kitchen cabinet, and neither should you store them where there is direct sunlight. Place beans back into bowl, and again, cover by 2 inches with water. The Chinese have cooked with mung bean sprouts for thousands of years, so please dont be put off by one bad experience. Prior to soaking sprout seeds, you must rinse them. Pick and clean the beans to remove any stones or husks. You must store the sprouts away from direct sunlight and ensure they have good airflow. This has to do with the way in which theyre grownin warm and humid conditionsa breeding ground for harmful bacteria. To start with its important to note that if your gut instinct is that your sprouts have gone bad, dont even risk it. Cover by about 2 inches with room temperature water. It is not the pleasant sour smell that grains give off when fermented.