Help - what kind of bean is this?

miamiink89 · March 2013

So I usually buy tinned chickpeas but the place where I buy them didn't have any and haven't done for a while (I live in a small town in Korea and it is the only shop I have seen them in). So I found what I thought were dried chickpeas and have soaked them over night, however I'm pretty sure they aren't chickpeas. Does anyone know what these are? Thanks for any help.

metacognition · March 2013

They look extremely similar to some soybeans I grew last year. Think you have to cook them a certain way for safety, be careful.

angiecullifer · March 2013

They look like navy beans to me.

kitty_764 · March 2013

Butter beans?

chessgeekdavidb · March 2013

Looks like a cannellini bean.

wikitbikit · March 2013

I can't help, so I'm going to share a story. My friend took her dog to the vet and asked if he knew what kind of dog it was.

The vet looked at the dog for a moment, and then he said, "Well, it's a brown dog."

(Hope someone else can help-- I just want to say, "Well, it's a yellow bean.")

chessgeekdavidb · March 2013

Can you describe the consistency of the bean and if you crush it what does it smell like? Those clues might help also.

keninf · March 2013

I vote Cannellini (sp?)-

GiGiBeans · March 2013

Navy beans.

chessgeekdavidb · March 2013

After further research I think I might have to change my vote to a soybean.

giggitygoo · March 2013

soybean or navy bean.

kjoy_ · March 2013

looks like Great Northern beans to me

aprmay · March 2013

Could be white kidney beans aka Cannellini. Google Korean beans white and see the pictures to verify.

happydispatcher · March 2013

My vote is canellini beans. I use them to make hummus instead of chickpeas.

miamiink89 · March 2013

Thanks guys. I looked up the types you said and found this http://www.cookthink.com/reference/988/Cannellini_beans_vs_Great_Northern_beans_vs_Navy_beans

I think they may be navy beans. Note to self - don't buy a bag of beans which don't have a label again!!

miamiink89 · March 2013

Waaaah on seconds thought I just google imaged searched the types of beans when they are dry and they looked more like soybeans...

bragnome · March 2013

Maybe great northern bean? :{

judydelo1 · March 2013

Are they fairly flat? If so I think they are baby lima beans, which are great in soups and salads.. They could also be great northern beans, which are great for making baked beans.

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Soybeans are rounder
Kidney beans are more kidney shaped

Sabrinacaverly · March 2013

Being in Korea as well, my vote will have to be for soybeans. It's so hard to buy beans here, as most of the time there is no label on them! Good luck!

nobleammonite · March 2013

My vote is soybeans. Especially if they were round-ish when dry.

nekoface · March 2013

Soybean.

mmuzzatti · March 2013

The kind you flick?

Help - what kind of bean is this?

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