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| Mung Bean, Green Bean, Sabut Moong, nga choy, Mungo bean, Habichuela mungo, Oorud bean, Bundo, Mash bean, Golden gram, Green gram, Chinese bean sprouts |
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| Small plump cylindrical beans with a bright green skin |
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| Grown in warm climates. It comes from an Asian plant Vigna Radyata in the pea family. The only place Mung Beans are grown in the United States is in Oklahoma. |
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| Originally from Asia. The Chinese have been growing mung bean sprouts (nga choy or nga choi) for approximately 3,000 years. Farmers grow them often with little machinery. After harvest they are left to dry on gravel roads. So the dust and dirt on your mung beans that you buy from the store is actually from a road in China. Today China and India are the main producers of mung beans, it is also grown in Australia. The mung is also popular in the Philippines where they call it Munggo. |
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| In Chinese medicine bean sprouts are considered to be a yin or cooling food. They also have anticancer qualities. It is also used by Oriental herbalists for all hot, inflammatory conditions, ranging from systematic infections to heat stroke to hypertension. Remedies for Antipyretic, antihypertensive, antidote to toxic poisonings and a nutritive tonic. |
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| Mung beans are a good source of Vitamins A, B, C & E, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and amino acids. Mung beans contain 20% protein and are a good source of foliate and dietary fiber. |
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In most instances when a recipe asks for bean sprouts they are referring to mung bean sprouts. When the bright white root grows from 1” to 2” long, they are ready to eat. Cook the sprouts no more than three minutes. Delicious served in soups.
Recipe for Stir-fried Bean Sprouts:
Ingredients:
1 cup (8 ouces) mung bean sprouts
1 tablespoon soy sauce
_ teaspoon sugar
salt to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil for stir-frying
few drops of Sesame oil
Directions:
Wash and drain the bean sprouts, trimming the ends if desired. Add oil to a wok or heavy skillet. When oil is ready, add the bean sprouts and stir-fry briefly. Add the soy sauce, sugar and salt. Stir-fry another few seconds and add the sesame oil. Serve hot. |
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| Mung beans have a delightful fresh raw flavor with a delicate hint of sweetness. |
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| Rebecca Scrivener |
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www.organic-planet.com/products/f_mung_beans.html |
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