Vegetable
Soybean Sprout
A tier
Soybean sprouts are thicker, yellower-headed, more beany, the Korean kongnamul and a braise sprout that can take a boil. They are not mung sprouts and will not behave like them in a quick toss. Blanch or stew. The yellow head is the bean, not a fault.
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Characteristics
Preparations
BlanchSeasoned SideStew
Traits
BeanierGlycine Max SproutKongnamulKoreanNot MungTakes A BoilThick BeanyYellow Head
History
KR
Korean kitchens stewed soybean sprouts as kongnamul.
Soybean sprouts reached Western Korean groceries beside mung sprouts.
Recipes specified soybean versus mung so the stew had the right sprout.