DELIVERS WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. BLACK LENTILS ARE A VERY POPULAR LEGUME IN SOUTH ASIA, THEY ARE USED TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL BLACK LENTIL SOUP. BLACK BELUGA LENTILS ARE 1/2 CM. WIDE WITH A MILD, EARTHLY FLAVOR AND SOFT TEXTURE. THIS TINY LENS SHAPED PULSE HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN USED AS A MEAT SUBSTITUTE (A PULSE IS THE DRIED SEED OF ANY LEGUME, SUCH AS BEANS AND PEAS). LENTILS ARE THE SEED OF A SMALL SHRUB AND ARE DRIED AFTER HARVESTING.