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Red Oriental bean =
azuki bean = adzuki bean = Tiensin red bean = aduki
bean = asuki bean = field pea = feijao bean =
red chori

The Japanese use these small red
beans to make sweet red bean paste, but they're also
good in rice dishes or salads. Azuki beans are
sweet and relatively easy to digest, so they won't
make you as gassy as other beans. They also don't
take as long to cook.
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Cranberry
bean = borlotti bean
= saluggia = shell bean = salugia bean = crab eye
bean = rosecoco bean = Roman bean = fagiolo romano 
These have an excellent, nutty
flavor, and are commonly used in soups and stews.
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Mung
bean = mungo bean =
mung pea = green gram
Whole
mung beans are small and green, and they're often
sprouted to make bean sprouts. When skinned and
split, the beans are flat and yellow, and called
moong dal.
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Red kidney bean = rajma

These gorgeous and versatile beans
are often used in chili, refried beans, soups, and
salads.
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Soybean
= soy bean = soya
bean
This nutritional powerhouse is
extremely versatile--it's used to make salad oil,
tofu, soy sauce, meat analogs, soy milk and cheese,
and many other ingredients. The actual beans need
to be soaked a long time and are somewhat hard to
digest, but they're extremely nutritious.
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Fermented black bean
= salted black bean =
dow see (Chinese) = black salted fermented bean
= Chinese black bean =
salty black bean = black beans in salted sauce
These come in plastic bags, boxes, or
in cans. Those in the plastic bags are considered
the best.
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