Honey beans are a kind of brown beans from Nigeria. The name comes from the uniquely sweet taste of the bean. In Nigeria, people call it Oloyin. They usually use the beans into any kinds of cooking. They use it for soup, pudding, salad mixture, or a side dish for some staple food like bread, […]
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There are many beans that are known by people. There are many beans that are often processed into a delicious and healthy food. But, have you ever heard of flageolet beans? These beans are popular in France. There are many health benefits of flageolet beans that few people know. The originally green flageolet beans can […]
Beans, as we know that in this beautiful and rich mother Earth, we have tons of beans varieties which spread over the globe. Those beans magically contribute big impacts for human health as one of the best and richest source of vitamins and mineral as well. One of the less known beans that we will […]
Ice cream bean, is it something new of ice cream flavor? Well, you are wrong. This is not a new type of ice cream which is being everyone’s favorite. Ice cream bean is pea family with Inga feuilleei Latin name. As we know that pea is such a very popular bean consumed by many people, […]
Another kind of foods that can fulfill the nutrient to your body is mung beans. Mung beans belong to the same plant family as peas and lentils. These ones are so good in providing nutrients such as fiber, antioxidants, phytonutrients, protein, and vitamins as well. Mung beans have been consumed for years and also being […]
Mucuna Pruriens which is well-known as Velvet bean is a plant that comes from Leguminosae family. The original habitat of Mucuna Pruriens spreads flat across the tropics on all continents, starting from Africa, the Caribbean Islands, Northern Australia, India, South East Asia (including Indonesia), and the Pacific islands. Mucuna Pruriens is a seasonal leguminous, which […]
Jengkol (Archidendron pauciflorum, synonym: A. jiringa, Pithecellobium jiringa, and P. lobatum) or jering beans is distinctive plants in the Southeast Asian region. The West calls it a dog fruit. Its seed is popular in Malaysia (called “jering bean”), Myanmar (called “da nyin thee”), and Thailand (called “luk-nieng” or “luk neang”). Indonesian people know it as […]
The petai beans (Parkia speciosa)Â or in Indonesian is called petai, probably many who hate this one fruit because of its odious smell. This fruit has a flat round shape with a distinctive green color. In addition, the seeds that are in the form of boards also add to the uniqueness of this stinky fruit. Why […]
Most oil used for cooking food contain soybean oil which the main ingredient is the soybean itself. Even soybean oil is most consumed cooking oil. Soybean (Glycine Max) is included in Leguminosae or nuts group. Fat contained in soybean mostly is unsaturated fat which is very good for health because it can control cholesterol and […]
Bean sprout is one of healthy and cheap vegetable that we can find easily, especially at Asia continent. In Asia, usually bean sprout is made from green bean. Usually, the process from bean transform into bean sprout takes 1 week. Bean sprout is a good source of nutrients such as vitamin B, C, B1, B6, […]