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The word 'bean', for the Old World vegetable, existed in Old English, [3] long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe. With the Columbian exchange of domestic plants between Europe and the Americas, use of the word was extended to pod-borne seeds of Phaseolus, such as the common bean and the runner bean, and the related genus Vigna.
Roasted tree bean's seeds as snack in Indonesia. Parkia timoriana is a species of flowering plant in the legume family. English common names include tree bean. [2] [3] [4] It is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Assam and Manipur in India. It is widely cultivated for food and wood, [5] and as an ornamental. [6]
The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (Glycine max) [3] is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu and tofu skin are made.
The beans of other Parkia species (for example, Parkia javanica and Parkia singularis) are also popular as culinary ingredient in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Laos, southern Thailand, Burma, and northeastern India, especially Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura (consumed mostly by the Tiprasa people).
Afrikaans; العربية; Aragonés; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца)
In Indonesia, particularly Java, the beans are eaten and widely known as 'Benguk'. The beans can also be fermented to form a food similar to tempeh and known as Benguk tempe or 'tempe Benguk'. M. pruriens is a widespread fodder plant in the tropics. To that end, the whole plant is fed to animals as silage, dried hay or dried seeds.
These beans are prepared by frying, boiling, or roasting and are also eaten raw. They are mainly consumed in Thailand , Malaysia , Myanmar , and Indonesia . [ 3 ] The seeds of djenkol are mainly used to add flavour to food, although the crushed seeds give off a mild sulfurous odor [ 7 ] which is perceived as rather offensive by some people. [ 16 ]
Vigna umbellata, previously Phaseolus calcaratus, is a warm-season annual vine legume with yellow flowers and small edible beans. It is commonly called ricebean or rice bean. To date, it is little known, little researched and little exploited.