Winged Bean Seeds, Hot Weather Vegetables, Vimaan, Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus PC4020

Name: Winged Bean Seeds, Hot Weather Vegetables, Vimaan, Psophocarpus Tetragonolobus PC4020
Brand: SeedCult
SKU: 1271015217
Price: 3.00 USD
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The winged, also known as asparagus pea or dragon bean, is a tropical legume plant. In Indonesia, it is known as kecipir.

It is highly resistant to heat and makes for a great summer crop virtually anywhere, as well as a year round crop in very warm climates.

All parts of the plant are edible, the leaves can be eaten like spinach, flowers can be used in salads, tubers can be eaten raw or cooked, and seeds can be used in similar ways as the soybean. The winged bean is an underutilised species but has the potential to become a major multi-use food crop.

Wing beans are lime green and elongated with a square shape and four feathery, winged accents running from tip to end like the tail of an arrow. The pods are straight or curved with a smooth and waxy surface. They can grow up to 30 centimeters long but are usually harvested at 10 and 15 centimeters, before the peas have fully developed. Wing beans are sweet, like many pea varieties, and offer an asparagus-like flavor and crunchy texture.

The pods can be eaten fresh or cooked.

Wing beans are an excellent source of copper, iron, manganese, tryptophan, and the essential amino acid isoleucine. They are also rich in protein, fiber, complex carbohydrates, all of the essential B-complex vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and potassium. The pods, leaves and roots all contain a similar nutrient makeup. An excellent survival food.

Wing beans are most often cooked. Young pods can be eaten raw in salads, sliced very thinly, or lightly blanched. They are prepared like French beans or snap peas by pinching off the ends and cutting into bite-sized sections. Use in stir-frys, sautés or add to soups and stews towards the end of the cooking process. The delicate pods pick up the bold flavors of chiles, garlic and spices. Young pods can be pickled. Mature beans are halved, and their seeds prepared and eaten like soybeans. Dried seeds can be ground and used as a flour substitute.

Winged beans grow as vines, similar to sweet peas and should be trellised.

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