What is broad bean?

There are many aliases for broad beans, including southern beans, vertical beans and Buddha beans. It is a herb with thick stems, triangular and oval leaves and white corolla. We often say that broad bean is the seed in its pod, which is probably rectangular and round. Generally listed around April every year, you can buy food. It is very nutritious.

I. Morphological characteristics

It has many aliases, also known as southern bean, vertical bean, Buddha bean, arhat bean, Hu bean, orchid bean and so on. Panicum miliaceum, with a plant height of about 30- 100cm, short taproot with fibrous roots on it, thick stem and hollow inside. Leaves triangular, oval, lobular oval, corolla white, style densely white pilose.

We often say that broad beans are seeds in pods. The texture of pods is relatively thick. The appearance of pods is turquoise when they are young, and the epidermis turns black when they are mature. There are about 2-4 seeds in it, which are rectangular and a little concave in the middle. One end has an umbilical cord, and the color is black.

Second, time to market.

Generally, around April every year, fresh broad beans will be on the market. Fresh ones just picked can be used for cooking or steamed in rice. If you didn't eat it at that time, you can buy fresh broad beans, dry them, and then process them into all kinds of roasted seeds and nuts. It is rich in nutrition, high in protein and has many functions, but it is not suitable for people with bean disease.