Question: what is the difference between brown lentils and puy lentils?
Answer: Puy lentils are a type of green lentil and are small and dark with speckles. Puy lentils are AOC protected and come from the region of Le Puy in France. ... If a recipe requires Puy lentils and you can't get your hands on any, just use brown or other types of green lentils instead.