Beans

A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes throughout the world.

Examples

Adzuki

Red bean used in Asian sweets

Anko

Japanese term for red bean paste

Baked beans

Cooked beans in sauce, usually tomato-flavored

Bean sprouts

practice of germinating seeds to be eaten raw or cooked

Beluga lentil

Bengal gram

Dark chickpea grown extensively in south Asia

Bitter bean

Bean cultivated in southeast Asia

Black bean

Small, shiny variety of the common bean

Black gram

Small back bean, cultivated extensively in South Asia

Black-eyed peas

subspecies of cowpea plant

Dried and fully fermented fatty seed of Theobroma cacao

Cannellini bean

Carob

Mediterranean plant, with seed pod sometimes used as a chocolate alternative

Chana

Indian term for chickpeas

Chana dal

Indian term for split chickpeas

pulse flour made from ground chickpeas

Fermented soybean sauce

Fermented and salted black soybeans

Edamame

preparation of soybeans eaten in East Asian cuisines

Fava bean

Widely cultivated shell bean

Fenugreek

species of plant

Fermented bean curd

Chinese condiment consisting of a form of processed, preserved tofu used in East Asian cuisine

Fermented bean paste

Fermented foods made from ground beans

Flageolet

woodwind instrument

Ful medames

Egyptian and Sudanese dish with fava beans

Gram flour

pulse flour made from ground chickpeas

Great Northern bean

Green bean

Fresh bean pods eaten as vegetables

species of plant, vegetable

Hawaizaar

Hong dou sha

Chinese sweet red bean paste

Huangjiang

Hummus

Levantine and Arabic chickpea puree

Variety of the common bean

Very long green bean species

Green legume, widely used in Asia

Natto

traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans

species of oilseed legume

Peas

species of plant, vegetable

Peruano bean

Yellow to green shell bean used in Peru and Mexico

Pigeon pea

Common variety of legume

Pinto Beans

Pon ye gyi

Burmese fermented bean paste

Mexican and Latin American preparation of mashed beans

Roasted Gram

Runner bean

Bean species with large, mild beans

Sea Island red pea

subspecies of cowpea plant

Shiro-an

Sweet Japanese white bean paste

Snow pea

type of edible-pod pea

Soldier bean

Sorana bean

type of cannellini bean grown near the Italian town of Sorana

Soybean

species of plant in the Fabaceae family

Split pea

the dried and split seed of Pisum sativum

Sugar bean

Red speckled bean, or Belgian confection

Sugar snap peas

Group of plants

Sweet bean paste

bean paste used in several Asian cuisines

Tahitian chestnut

species of plant

Tamarind sauce

species of plant, Tamarind

Tauco

Indonesian fermented bean paste

Tianmianjiang

Chinese sauce in the form of a thick brown paste

Tofu

soy-based food used as a protein source

Tofu skin

Chinese and Japanese food product made from soybeans

Tsubuan

Tua Nao Muh

Tungrymbai

fermented soy product

Tương

Vietnamese fermented bean paste

Ukpo

species of plant

White bean

Variety of the common bean

the dried and split seed of Pisum sativum

Contained by

Adalu

Nigerian stew of beans and corn

Anafre de frijoles

Honduran hot clay pot filled with beans and cheese

Bean burger

hamburger-like sandwich made from vegetables

Honduran dish of fried tortilla chips with beans, onion purée, and cheese

Middle Eastern fried bean dish

Frijoles charros

Mexican pinto bean dish

Frijoles de la olla

Gallo pinto

Central American dish based on rice and beans

Khoresh ghormeh sabzi

Iranian stew of beans with herbs

Moro de guandules

Dominican Republic dish with rice and beans

Pasta e fagioli

pasta dish

Pork and beans

Any dish made with pork and cooked beans

Radicchio e fagioli

Repocheta

Succotash

American dish of corn and beans

Sweet bean paste

bean paste used in several Asian cuisines

Tacu-tacu

Peruvian dish of fried rice and beans

Categories: Crop Legume Staple food Vegetable

Subcategories: Adzuki^jp-ro Anko^jp-ro Baked beans Bean sprouts Beluga lentil Bengal gram Bitter bean Black bean Black gram Black-eyed peas Borlotti bean Brown lentil Cacao bean Cannellini bean Carob Chana^hi Chana dal^hi Cheonggukjang^kr-ro Chickpea dish Chickpea flour Chickpeas Chipilín Chu hou paste Chunjang^kr-ro Cluster bean Cowpea Dajiang Doubanjiang Douchi^zh-ro Edamame^jp-ro Fava bean Fenugreek Fermented bean curd Fermented bean paste Flageolet Ful medames^ar Gram flour Great Northern bean Green bean Green chickpea Green lentil Green peas Hawaizaar Hong dou sha^zh-ro Huangjiang^zh-ro Hummus Hyacinth bean Jacobs Cattle bean Kidney bean Kinema Koshian Le puy green lentil Lentil Lima Beans Locust bean Long bean Marrow bean Moth bean Mung bean Natto Navy bean Ofor Ogura jam Peanut Peas Peruano bean Pigeon pea Pinto Beans Pon ye gyi^my Pulse flour Red Lentil Red cowpeas Refried beans Roasted Gram Runner bean Sea Island red pea Shiro-an^jp-ro Snow pea Soldier bean Sorana bean^it Soybean Split pea Sugar bean Sugar snap peas Sweet bean paste Tahitian chestnut Tamarind sauce Tauco Tianmianjiang^zh-ro Tofu Tofu skin Tsubuan Tua Nao Muh Tungrymbai Tương^vi Ukpo White bean Whole Green Gram Yellow Eye bean Yellow lentil Yellow split pea

Contained by: Adalu^yo Anafre de frijoles^es Bean burger Bean salad Beans and Greens Catrachitas^es Congrí Ewa riro Falafel Frijoles charros Frijoles de la olla Gallo pinto^es Khoresh ghormeh sabzi^fa Moro de guandules^es Pasta e fagioli^it Pork and beans Radicchio e fagioli^it Repocheta Succotash Sweet bean paste Tacu-tacu^es-pe

Characteristic of: Vegan cuisine Vegetarian cuisine

Used to derive: Aquafaba

Also known as:

Amharic: Adangware

English: Bean

French: fève

German: Bohne

Indonesian: kacang

Italian: fagioli

Malayalam: Payar

Spanish: alubiafrijol

Turkish: fasulye