vegetablegrassy · earthy · snappy · green · mild

Yard-long bean

A green bean stretched to arm's length and given a chewier bite. Cut into short lengths, it barely resembles the vegetable it is related to.

on its own

0.0sour

1.0sweet

1.0savoury

1.0bitter

0.0umami

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9 pairings for Yard-long bean.

classic

Stir-fried in belacan, this is the Southeast Asian default and the bean can take the funk.

classic

Charred whole with dried chilli, a Sichuan restaurant staple that needs a chewier bean than green beans give.

common

Sulfur and fat against an earthy, grassy bean that stands up to a hot wok.

common

Minced pork clinging to short chopped lengths is the everyday home-cooking version.

common

Funk and salt on a bean sturdy enough not to disappear into the sauce.

uncommon

Simmered in coconut milk, South India treats it the way it treats any sturdy green vegetable.

uncommon

Umami dust against a bean chewy enough to hold its shape through a long stir-fry.

rare

Popped in hot oil, the seed treatment works on this bean the way it works on any Indian vegetable.

wild

Aged umami on a grassy chewy bean; not remotely traditional, but it reads like a green-bean gratin.