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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 plant is most widely grown in the warmer parts of Asia.
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]
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.
16 sty 2014 · Large seeded varieties (broadbean or windsor beans) are cultivated as vegetables while small seeded varieties like bell, horse, tick, or field beans are commonly cultivated as animal feed, cover crop and green manures. Yardlong bean, (Vignaunguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) also called as Chinese long bean, haricot asparagus and asparagus bean ...
1 sty 2021 · Yard-long bean [Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc], belonging to family Fabaceae, is a distinctive subspecies of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.], characterized by its climbing growth habit and long draping pods.
Akasanjaku Yard Long Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Warm-season annual. Open-pollinated. This highly prized sweet variety produces light green, long, round, string-less pods. This spirited plant thrives on heat and is easy to grow.
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.
