What kinds of beans are there?

Do you have this kind of confusion? Every time I buy beans, I only know the long line of cowpea, and other varieties are stupid and confused. In fact, there are many kinds of beans, besides our common long beans, there are mung beans, lentils, white beans, snake beans, green beans, cat ears and so on.

Let me talk about their characteristics first.

Introduction of common beans

1, cowpea

Beans, also known as kidney beans, cowpeas, cowpeas and cowpeas, are leguminous annual vegetables. There are three kinds of stems: dwarf, semi-tendril and tendril. The cultivation in South China is dominated by vines, followed by dwarf plants.

Beans are rich in protein and carotene, with high nutritional value and good taste. It is one of the popular vegetables widely planted in the north and south of China, and its popularity ranks first among all kinds of vegetables. Beans have strong adaptability, cultivated in open field and protected field, produced all year round and listed in all seasons.

2. Green beans; Beans; green soya bean

Green beans are also called kidney beans, kidney beans, box beans, jade beans, lentils, April beans and so on. , namely millet. It is called Qingming bean in Quzhou, Zhejiang, and mung bean in some places in Sichuan and central China. It is one of the common vegetables on the table.

There are two varieties: vine and dwarf.

1 annual twining herb, pubescent. Beans can be widely planted in the north and south of China. Distributed in eastern China, cultivated in Hebei, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Jiangsu and other provinces; Widely cultivated in temperate regions.

3. White is not old

White is not old, also known as old and young, super white beans, Wang Zhongwang white shelf, there are flower seeds, yellow seeds, white seeds, soil ash seeds. It is also a variety of beans, characterized by blue and white color, large beans and loose pods.

White beans are green when they first grow, and then gradually turn green and white. They look very old, but in fact they don't taste old at all, so people call this kind of beans white and not old, which means that although the color is white and not old, it is not old.

White beans are very easy to taste. The most suitable way to eat is braised pork or stew, and many people like to make them into steamed beans. It is very good to make braised pork or stew with white beans. After it absorbs the umami flavor of meat, it is very fragrant, delicious, soft and fragrant.

The difference between it and green beans is that the skin is white and it looks very old. The skin of mung bean is green and looks tender. White is not old, the knot is obvious.

4, lentils

Lentils, also known as crescent beans and magpie beans, are native to India and have a long cultivation history in China.

Lentils are 1 annual or perennial plants with developed roots and strong drought tolerance. There are two types of stems: dwarf stems and tendril stems. Most cultivated species in China are lianas with trifoliate leaves and smooth and hairless leaves.

Pods can be fried, boiled, pickled, dried, beans can be boiled, and bean paste and lentil paste can be made.

5, snake beans

Snake bean, also called snake melon and snake bean, is an annual climbing herb of Trichosanthes in Cucurbitaceae.

Creeping, the plant height is about 3 meters, with vigorous growth and strong branching. The fruit is long and cylindrical, generally at 1.30- 1.70 meters, with tapered ends and often curved into a snake shape at the end, with light green skin, bright green meat and soft meat.

The fruiting body of snake bean can be divided into short fruit type and long fruit type. According to skin color, it is divided into gray-white color, green color and cyan-black color.

6.green beans

Oil beans, also known as oil beans, were originally leguminous plants. The main producing areas are Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province in the northeast.

The color of snap beans is light green, with no tendons, more meat and high nutritional value. Edible tender pods have good flavor and taste.

The content of protein in snap beans is 10~20 times that of protein in common vegetables, and it contains 18 amino acids needed by human body. In addition to the above characteristics, snap beans are also rich in dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals.

The unique bean flavor of green beans is incomparable to other vegetables. They can be cooked and eaten with fresh pods, and can also be processed into high-quality dehydrated vegetables and quick-frozen vegetables, which are welcomed by people.

7, pig ears and beans

This is another kind of bean, the big one is called pig's ear and the small one is called cat's ear. Beijing, Jilin and other places are called pig ears and beans. Also known as plum beans, "fan beans" (homophonic). Liaoning is called gas (weeping) beans. Edible, suitable for shredding with shredded pork.

When purchasing pigear beans, it should be noted that the beans with good quality are emerald green and full, and the beans are bluish white or reddish brown, shiny and fresh. And don't buy those with cracks, wrinkled skin, thin strips and insect marks.