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A type of seasoning made from fermented or germinated soybeans that is used to flavor a variety of Asian foods.

A food flavoring derived from the tiny seeds contained in the pod of an orchid plant. The most common types of beans are grown primarily in Madagascar, Mexico or Tahiti.

A generic name given to various plants in the legume family including kidney, navy, fava, pinto, lima, black, red, green, chickpea, and lentil.

A long, thin Asian bean that can measure from one to three feet in length, but are best eaten when they are 12 to 20 inches long.

A variety of bean, which is also referred to simply as a Runner Bean that can be eaten as a fresh green bean, a fresh podded bean or a dried bean.

An oval-shaped dried bean common in Latin American cooking. Medium in size and ivory-yellow in color, the Mayocoba Bean is similar to a pinto bean in appearance and flavor.

A dry shelled bean that grows within a large, knobby beige pod with patches of red running throughout the length of the bean pod.

A tiny, round dried bean (about 1/8 inch in diameter) with a thick outer skin that may be green, brown or black in color.

A long, thin Asian bean that can measure from one to three feet in length, but are best eaten when they are 12 to 20 inches long.

A long, thin Asian bean that can measure from one to three feet in length, but are best eaten when they are 12 to 20 inches long.

Although it is not yellow in color, this bean does have a multi-colored look, displaying reddish brown and black hues over a white background.

A type of bean grown in India that is very similar to the mung bean and is a common ingredient for Indian cooking.

A bean, sometimes referred to as an Italian flat bean, that can eaten as a snap bean when it is very young or as a dried bean during later stages of maturity.

Chestnut brown in color with a small white-eye, this variety of dried bean is grown on a bush and then dried for use in a variety of foods.

A type of legume that originated in Asia, but is also grown in the southern United States. It is an oval-shaped bean, ivory in color with a small black spot, referred to as the "eye.

Mild in flavor, the Calypso bean is a dried heirloom bean that is a member of the kidney bean family of legumes.

A dried bean considered to have originated in New Mexico as a traditional Native American food for over a thousand years.

A small dry white, oval-shaped French bean that is most often used to make baked bean dishes. This bean is also referred to as the Boston bean, Boston navy bean, navy bean, fagiloi, haricot blanc (white), or the pearl haricot bean.

A small bean, very common in India that provides a good source of protein when cooked as a food dish.

A large dried bean that is round in shape, white in color and similar to a fava bean. Both a sweet albus and bitter albus variety of this bean seed are grown for consumption, however, the bitter if not soaked may be toxic.