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A pile of raw green beans. Green beans are young, unripe fruits of various cultivars of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), [1] [2] although immature or young pods of the runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis), and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) are used in a similar way. [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]
1 1 / 3 lb haricots verts, extra fine; 1 large white peach, stoned and cut into 12 segments; 12 whole blanched almonds, cut in half lengthways if desired; 1 oz lightly salted butter; a long dash ...
The flageolet bean is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) originating from France.The flageolet is picked before full maturity and dried in the shade to retain its green color.
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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.
During the Occupation, the French applied nicknames to the Germans that often used the word vert, calling the Germans haricots verts (green beans), sauterelles vertes (green locusts), and race verte (green race). In France during the occupation, the color green was indelibly associated with the Germans.
Phaseolus lunatus is found in Meso- and South America.Two gene pools of cultivated lima beans point to independent domestication events. The Mesoamerican lima bean is distributed in neotropical lowlands, while the other is found in the western Andes. [6]