Beans

Azuki beans

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see also
Soybeans
Food and Climate Change

Wikipedia:

Beans
Category: Beans
Category: Edible legumes
Common bean
Pulses
List of edible seeds
Baked beans
Fassoulada
Fava beans

In the News . . .

The sacred 'sisters' of ancient America rem three sisters maize beans squash -- BBCtravel (02 August 2022)
Eat this to save the world! The most sustainable foods – from seaweed to venison -- The Guardian (29 June 2021)
The delicious flavour with a toxic secret [Tonka beans] -- BBCReel (17 January 2021)
Does Egypt have the best falafel in the world? -- BBCNews (16 July 2019)
What If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef? -- The Atlantic (25 September 2017)
The truth about Japanese tempura -- BBCtravel (10 August 2017)
How Green Burger [falafel] has provoked online reaction in Egypt -- BBCtravel (14 July 2017)
Weird foods only a local could love [Huitlacoche] -- BBCtravel (05 July 2016)
Remains of rice and mung beans help solve a Madagascan mystery -- ScienceDaily (30 May 2016)
Ancient Crop Remains Record Epic Migration to Madagascar -- Science (30 May 2016)
For the First Time in 800 Years, Rice and Beans Are Kosher for Passover -- Smithsonian (21 April 2016)
Last Supper Menu: Stew, Lamb, Wine...More -- Discovery News (24 March 2016)
History's great minds and the foods that fueled them -- MPRNews (14 March 2016)
Bananas facing a bleak future as staple African crops decline -- TheGuardian (07 March 2016)
Climate Deadline Looms for African Food Crops -- BBC News (07 March 2016)
Some Ancient Farmers Grew Fava Beans Before They Grew Grains -- NPR (25 November 2015)
Four-part Series on Rice and Beans -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (May 2015)
- (1) Rice and Beans: How Does Culture Become Generic? [Four Part Series] -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (11 May 2015)

(2) Rice and Beans: What Is the Difference between Public and Private Culture? -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (12 May 2015)
(3) Rice and Beans: The Private Role of Food -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (14 May 2015)
(4) Rice and Beans: Shaping the Customer's Choice -- Krystal D'Costa, Scientific American (15 May 2015)

Beans in the Caribbean? -- University of Winnipeg (01 April 2015)
South American Mummies Once Snacked on Corn and Seafood -- LiveScience (23 February 2015)
- Photos: Mummy Hair Reveals Ancient Last Meals -- LiveScience (23 February 2015)
Luck Be A Lentil Tonight! What The World Eats To Welcome The New Year -- The Salt, NPR (31 December 2014)
Climbing Beans Improve Life for Rwandan Farmers – In Pictures -- Guardian (27 April 2012)
Lima Beans Domesticated Twice -- ScienceDaily (01 September 2010)

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Dycotyledon seed diagram

bean

NOUN:

a : broad bean
b : the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna) of the legume family other than the broad bean
c : a plant bearing beans
d : an immature bean pod used as a vegetable

ETYMOLOGY:

Middle English bene, from Old English bēan; akin to Old High German bōna bean

First Known Use: before 12th century

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7 Perfect Survival Foods -- LiveScience (10 June 2008)
Albala, Ken. Beans: A History. Bloomsbury/Berg, 2007.
Beans [Research & Impact: Areas of Research] -- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Brown, Lester R. Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity. NY: W.W. Norton, 2012.
Cook's Thesaurus on Beans
Grain legumes portal --European Association for Grain Legume Research (AEP)
Lawrence, Felicity. Eat Your Heart Out: Why the Food Business is Bad for the Planet and Your Health. London: Penguin Books, 2008.
Lawrence, Felicity. Not on the Label: What Really Goes into The Food on Your Plate, Revised Edition. London: Penguin Books, 2013.
Lima Beans Domesticated Twice -- ScienceDaily (01 September 2010)
Newman, Kara. The Secret Financial Life of Food: From Commodities Markets to Supermarkets. Columbia University Press, 2012.
Robinson, Jo. Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health. NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Soybeans [Research & Impact: Areas of Research] -- Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Wilk, Richard and Livia Barbosa (Eds.). Rice and Beans: A Unique Dish in a Hundred Places. Bloomsbury/Berg, 2012.