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A variety of bean often considered being an immature kidney bean, about a half-inch in length, with a pale green color.

A flat, light green to all white in color, this dried bean has a kidney shape and provides a mild flavor with a soft texture.

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 fresh bean that grows in the sea in the form of a long, pencil thin, cylindrical green stem that may have spherical-shaped, spike-like buds on the ends.

An illness caused by eating food contaminated with clostridium botulinum bacteria. The bacteria grows rapidly in foods that are not stored properly.

The edible leaf or paddle of the prickly pear cactus and other varieties of cactus. It is prepared by removing the thorns and eyes, after which it is served fresh, canned, cooked, steamed, or pickled.

A small, disk-shaped legume that has a firm texture and a nutty taste. Dried green lentils do not require presoaking like many dried beans and they tend to cook faster.

Native to the Basque region of Spain, this variety of chile pepper is small in size and narrow in dimension.

A small, round off-white vegetable (legume) grown in a pod similar to a pea or bean. They have a delicious nutty flavor and can be used as an alternative to the lima bean.

The edible leaf or paddle of the prickly pear cactus. Nopal is the Mexican word for cactus and the leaf growing on the stem is referred to as Nopales.