Yard Long beans (Vignaunguiculata, sub. Sesquipedalis), the “Young, immature pods” are also known as the “Chinese snake beans”. They are one of the most popular pod-vegetables in the east of Asia and the Philippines. One of the biggest misconceptions of the Yard Long beans is that they are the “same” as normal green beans, but they are absolutely NOT the same at ALL! This beans are not only delicious and elemental for the cuisine, they are actually amazing for a person’s health too.
Season and where it grows
Yard long beans do not grow in a cold weather, which is way in Asia they only sell them in the summer. To grow them the soil needs to be warm, soily, and rich in organic matter with low nitrogen. For the beans to grow they need to be watered normally.
Health Benefits and Nutritional Information
There are multiple health benefits associated with yard long beans. They are low-calorie vegetables. They are high in folates, associated with vitamin B-12. This beans contain a large amount of vitamin C, and they are an excellent source of vitamin A.
Also, they contain a lot of minerals as, manganese, calcium, copper, magnesium and iron. Yard long beans, if consumed during a pregnancy, can prevent and protect the new born from suffering deformations. Besides, beans contain a good amount of fibers, which will protect the colon. Yard long beans can also prevent multiple cancerogenous diseases.
Medicinal Use of Yard Long beans
The yard long beans are used by people with any type of a colonary problem, because it contains a rich amount of fiber. Fiber protects the colon by decreasing the colons reabsorption of acid. This beans also helps to build a stronger inmunity system and lets not forget about the amazing amounts of vitamin A that the yard long beans contain. Vitamin A helps to maintain a beautiful skin complexion, improves night vision and mantains the mucosal integrity.
Products from Yard Long Beans
Yard long beans are mostly used for cooking purposes. There are multiple amazing dishes that you can try with yard long beans, as the classic Chinese dish of dry-fried green beans in superb with yard long beans among others, but this delicious beans can be used as an ornamental flower because of its beautiful violet-blue flowers.
Culinary Use of Yard Long beans
People all over the world use this beans in their cuisine, but they are used the most in Asia, in the Philippines and in the east of Asia to be more precise. There are two types of yard long beans, there is the light green which has a sweeter flavour and can be used in dishes that are cooked quickly, meanwhile the dark green has a less sweet flavour when cooked and can be used in dishes that need a firmer texture and need to be cooked slowly or for a long time.
