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The yard long bean, also known as the long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, or Chinese long bean, is an annual vine, a variety of the cowpea, grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods, used as a green bean.
The asparagus bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) is a legume cultivated for its edible green pods containing immature seeds, like the green bean. [1] It is also known as: yardlong bean, pea bean, long-podded cowpea, Chinese long bean, snake bean, [2] bodi, and bora. [3]
Yard-long bean is grown throughout the tropics. It is common in Southeastern Asia (e.g. Thailand) and Southern China, Africa and South America. Yard-long bean is use as a green vegetable, just like green beans. The pods can be eaten fresh or cooked in a variety of dishes.
29 mar 2018 · No thicker than a pencil but as long as a shoelace, these baby Yardlong Beans (also known as Chinese Long Beans, Asparagus Beans, or Dau Gok) are crisp, succulent, and absolutely delicious. Harvest them at "just" 15 to 18 inches long for indescribably tender flavor with a nice bite.
18 lip 2023 · The yardlong bean, also known as Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, is a vine plant grown for its edible pods and is similar to a green bean. Despite their name, yardlong beans are actually a variety of cowpea and are more closely related to peas than beans.
18 lip 2024 · There are several varieties of yardlong beans to choose from, varying in size as well as color. Depending on your preference, you can find seeds for cultivars with white, green, red, purple, or even black bean pods.
16 sty 2014 · Cowpea, yard-long bean, snap bean and winged bean are mature to harvest when their pods are well-filled pods and that snap readily. Black-eyed pea or cowpea are picked when seeds near full sized but still bright green.