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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.
Baked beans is a dish traditionally containing white common beans that are parboiled and then baked in sauce at low temperature for a lengthy period. [1] Canned baked beans are not baked, but are cooked through a steam process. [2] Baked beans originated in Native American cuisine, and are made from beans indigenous to the Americas. [3]
The navy bean, haricot bean, pearl haricot bean, [3] Boston bean, [4] white pea bean, [5] or pea bean [6] is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) native to the Americas, where it was first domesticated. [7] It is a dry white bean that is smaller than many other types of white beans, and has an oval, slightly flattened shape. [3]
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Alubia pinta alavesa, a red pinto bean variety developed in Añana, Spain. Pinto bean varieties include: 'Burke', 'Hidatsa', and 'Othello'. The alubia pinta alavesa, or the "Alavese pinto bean", a red variety of the pinto bean, originated in Añana, [9] a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country of northern Spain.
A lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), also commonly known as butter bean, [2] sieva bean, [3] double bean [4] [5] or Madagascar bean, is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans. Origin and uses [ edit ]
As the beans grew in popularity—and made their way around the world—they were first named after their point of origin as beans from Lima, the capital of Peru: Lima beans.
An example of it in a sentence is: “He spilled the beans about the surprise party.” “Spilling the beans” origins. There are a few possible explanations for where “spill the beans” came ...