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Azuki bean
Azuki beans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Tribe: Phaseoleae Genus: Vigna Species: V. angularis
Binomial name
Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & H. Ohashi

The azuki bean (also spelled adzuki) is an annual vine widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalaya for its small (approximately 5 mm) bean. The cultivars most familiar in northeast Asia have a uniform red color, but white, black, gray and variously mottled varieties are also known. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links W_azuki2111. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Orders See text. ... Families Fabaceae (legumes) Quillajaceae Polygalaceae (milkwort family) Surianaceae The Fabales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Tribes Abreae Adesmieae Aeschynomeneae Amorpheae Bossiaeeae Brongniartieae Carmichaelieae Cicereae Crotalarieae Dalbergieae Desmodieae Dipterygeae Euchresteae Galegeae Genisteae Hedysareae Indigofereae Liparieae Loteae Millettieae Mirbelieae Phaseoleae Podalyrieae Psoraleeae Robinieae Sophoreae Swartzieae Thermopsideae Trifolieae Vicieae Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. ... Genera include: Canavalia Lablab Macrotyloma Mucuna Phaseolus Psophocarpus Pueraria Vigna The tribe Phaseoleae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae, which includes the legumes. ... Species see text The genus Vigna is in the plant family Fabaceae. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peas are an annual plant. ... East Asia Geographic East Asia. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Green beans Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for food or feed. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...

Genetic evidence indicates that the azuki bean was first domesticated in the Himalaya.^{[citation needed]} It was cultivated in China and Korea before 1000 BC.^{[citation needed]}It was later taken to Japan, where it is now the second most popular legume after the soybean. This article is about the Korean civilization. ... (Redirected from 1000 BC) Centuries: 12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC Decades: 1050s BC 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC - 1000s BC - 990s BC 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC Events and Trends 1006 BC - David becomes king of the ancient Israelites (traditional... Binomial name (L.) Merr. ...

Names

The name azuki is a transliteration of the native Japanese name. Japanese also has a Chinese loanword, Shōzu (小豆), which means "small bean" (its counterpart "large bean" (大豆; Daizu) being the soybean). It is common to write 小豆 in kanji but pronounce it as azuki listen (help· info). A loanword (or loan word) is a word directly taken into one language from another with little or no translation. ... Binomial name (L.) Merr. ... Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji   ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. ... Image File history File links Adzuki. ...

In China, the corresponding name (Chinese: 小豆; pinyin: xiǎodòu) is still used in botanical or agricultural parlance. However in everyday Chinese, the more common word is hongdou (紅豆; hóngdòu), meaning "red bean", because almost all Chinese cultivars are uniformly red. In English-language discussions of Chinese topics, the term "red bean" is often used (especially in reference to red bean paste), but in other contexts this usage can cause confusion with other beans that are also red. The bean is made in bean companies. Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Japanese name Kanji: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Red bean paste or Azuki bean paste is a sweet, dark red bean paste originating from China. ... Red bean can mean: Azuki bean (Vigna angularis), most common in East Asia Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) Any of various red varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), including the kidney bean, Honduran red bean, and Salvadoran red bean This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with...

The Korean name is pat (hangul: 팥), and in Vietnamese it is called đậu đỏ. Jamo redirects here. ...

Uses

In Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cuisine the azuki bean is almost always eaten sweetened. In particular, it is often boiled with sugar, resulting in red bean paste, a very common ingredient in all three cuisines; it is also common to add flavoring to the bean paste, such as chestnut. Hanjeongsik Korean cuisine is based on the traditional foods and preparation techniques of Korea. ...

Azuki bean paste being used as a filling for taiyaki in Kyoto, Japan.

Red bean paste is used in many Chinese foods, such as tangyuan, zongzi, mooncakes, baozi, and red bean ice. It is also used as a filling for Japanese sweets such as anmitsu, taiyaki (Korean: bungeoppang), and daifuku. A more liquid version, using azuki beans boiled with sugar, lotus seeds, and orange peel, produces a sweet dish called red bean soup. Azuki beans are also commonly eaten sprouted, or boiled in a hot, tea-like drink. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,048 × 1,536 pixels, file size: 1. ... Taiyaki Taiyaki ), literally baked sea bream, is a Japanese fish-shaped waffle. ... Chinese cuisine (Chinese: 中國菜) originated from different regions of China and has become widespread in many other parts of the world — from East Asia to North America, Australasia and Western Europe. ... Tangyuan (Simplified: 汤圆; Traditional: 湯圓; Hanyu Pinyin: ), is a Chinese food made from glutinous rice flour. ... Zong, zongzi, or Chinese rice dumplings are a traditional Chinese food, made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. ... Mooncakes are a Chinese pastry traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. ... Bao redirects here. ... Red Bean Ice Red Bean Ice (Chinese: 紅荳冰) is a drink commonly found in Hong Kong. ... Anmitsu (あんみつ) is a traditional Japanese dessert popular for many centuries. ... Taiyaki Taiyaki ), literally baked sea bream, is a Japanese fish-shaped waffle. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Taiyaki. ... Daifuku (大福) is a soft rice cake stuffed with sweet filling, for example an - a sweetened bean jam. ... Lotus seeds or Lotus nuts are the seeds of plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera. ... Oshiruko(お汁粉), or shiruko (汁粉) is a traditional Japanese dessert. ... For other uses, see Tea (disambiguation). ...

In Japan, rice with azuki beans (赤飯; sekihan) is traditionally cooked for auspicious occasions. Azuki beans are also used to produce amanattō, and as a popular flavour of ice cream. Sekihan (赤飯) is the Japanese traditional dish for celebrations. ... Amanattō (甘納豆) is a Japanese confectionery, made of azuki beans or other beans boiled with sugar. ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ...

Azuki beans, along with butter and sugar, form the basis of the popular Somali supper dish cambuulo.

External links

• Illustrated Plant Genetic Resources Database
• Alternative Field Crop Manual
• Adzuki Bean and red bean Cultural Facts and Recipes
• Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne