Adzuki Bean

Legume

Adzuki Bean

Adzuki (azuki) is a small red bean central to East Asian sweets and also used in savoury rice dishes. When cooked and sweetened it becomes anko paste for mochi, dorayaki, and mooncakes; unsweetened it is nutty and slightly sweet. Whole dried beans, sweet pastes, and flours are the main forms. Compared with common beans it cooks relatively quickly after soaking.

Also known as: Azuki, Hong dou, Pat

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Variety

Black AdzukiDainagonErimoGreen AdzukiRed AdzukiVigna angularisWhite Adzuki

Source

Indoor FarmedOutdoor FarmedWild

Provenance

BiodynamicDry FarmedFair TradeHeirloomLocally GrownNon-GMOOrganicRegenerativeSeasonalSingle Origin

Preparation

BoiledCannedChilledDriedFermentedFlourFreshFriedFrozenGroundHulledMashedPickledPowderPureedRoastedSaltedSoakedSplitSproutedSteamedWhole

CommonCharacteristic

Chestnut-likeCreamyDelicateEarthyMildNuttySoftSweet

History

CN

Adzuki beans were domesticated in East Asia as food and ceremonial pulse crops.

JP

Japanese confectionery traditions elevated sweet red-bean paste as a cultural staple.

JP

Anko and sekihan (red bean rice) fixed adzuki in everyday and festive Japanese cookery.

Dried adzuki and canned sweet pastes entered global Asian grocery trade.

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