Legume
Baby Lima
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Baby limas are small, tender, quick-cooking limas—favorite of frozen vegetable mixes and delicate sides. Flavour is milder and greener than giant dry limas. They hold a neat shape. Brief simmer from frozen; do not boil to mush. Elegant with herbs and cream or olive oil. The approachable lima.
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Preparations
Frozen CookMixSide
Traits
Frozen StapleGreen-PaleMildSmallTender
History
US
Baby lima freezing created a national mild lima product.
US
Baby limas became the default lima for many US consumers.