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| Mung bean | ||||||||||||||
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| Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek | ||||||||||||||
| *syn. Phaeolus aureus Roxb. | ||||||||||||||
| ref. ITIS 506804 ITIS 530971 |
The mung bean is the seed of Vigna radiata ( Fabaceae), which is native to IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy.. It is also known as green gram or golden gram.
The mung bean is one of many species recently moved from PhaseolusPhaseolus acutifolius Tepary bean Phaseolus amblyosepalus ''Phaseolus angustissimus ''Phaseolus anisotrichos ''Phaseolus augustii ''Phaseolus brevicalyx ''Phaseolus chacoensis ''Phaseolus cibellii Phaseolus coccineus Runner bean Phaseolus filiformis ''Pha to Vigna and is still often seen cited as Phaseolus aureus or Phaseolus radiatus. These are all the same plant.
Mung beans are commonly used in Chinese cooking. Germinated mung bean sproutsSprouting is the practice of soaking then draining and leaving seeds until they germinate and begin to sprout. Overview Sprouting seeds or beans indoors is a very efficient way of utilizing the minimum amount of space in order to produce the maximum of nu (usually sold simply as 'bean sprouts') are stir friedStir frying is a Chinese cooking technique commonly used in Chinese restaurants because of its fast cooking speed. Cantonese restaurant patrons judge the chefs by their "wok qi" (their ability to bring out the qi of the wok, which shows in the food as the (usually with ingredients such as garlicGarlic Allium sativum is a bulbous perennial food plant of the family Alliaceae. The word comes to us from Old English grleac meaning "spear leek". Because of its wide cultivation, its origins are uncertain; it has been traced to both southwest Siberia an, gingerGinger can refer to the following: Several plants originating from the East Indies. Ginger root, a cooking ingedient from the plant Zingiber officinale''. Ginger”, a pre-release codename for the Segway Human Transporter. A reddish-brown or yellowish-brown, spring onionsThe common name scallion is associated with various members of the genus Allium lacking a fully-developed bulb. They tend to be milder tasting than other onions and are typically used raw in salads. Scallions are also known as green onions or bunching oni or salted fish pieces to add taste) as an vegetable accompaniment to a meal. Mung beans may also be used to make a sweet soup. Mung beans are ground to make transparent cellophane noodles (also known as glass noodles, fen si or tung hoon). Glass noodles become soft and slippery when they are soaked in hot water.
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