Legume fruit
is a simple dry fruit that develops from
a simple carpel and usually dehisces
(opens along a seam) on two sides.
a common name for this type of fruit is a pod
Vigna
plant family Fabaceae
"peas" and others as "beans"
peas vs beans
Peas have tendrils to hold onto their support
while beans wrap their stalks around it.
A bean is a has a seed that
can be split or broken (when dried) into
two identical halves.
With peas, the seeds are whole.
Soybean / Soyabean / 黃豆
soybean (U.S.) = soya bean (UK)
is classed as an oilseed
rather than a Pulse (legume) by
the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).
red bean / azuki bean / 紅豆
green bean / mung bean / 綠豆
Urad bean / black gram / 黑豆
Fava bean / broad bean / 蠶豆
which we usually eat as roasted snack
Chick pea / Garbanzo / 鷹嘴豆
steamed as a local snack:
kacang putih
Haricot bean / navy bean / white bean
more commonly eaten in the form of
lentil
a bushy annual plant of the legume family,
grown for its lens-shaped seeds
dal
preparation of pulses
(dried lentils, peas or beans)
which have been stripped of
their outer hulls and split
main ingredients in Indian curry
variations:
- Toor dal: pigeon peas
- Chana dal: chick peas
- Masoor dal: red lentil
- Rajma dal: kidney beans
non-legume:
Chinese pearled barley vs pearled barley
Chinese pearled barley / Job’s Tears / 薏苡仁俗稱薏仁
grain-bearing tropical plant of
the family Poaceae (grass family)
p/s
pearled barley / 洋薏米; 珍珠麥; 大麥粉粒
is processed barley
to remove its hull and bran
it’s a cereal grain
