Green bean

Whole green beans

Green beans are a vegetable. They are the fruit of cultivars of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris.

Green beans are sold fresh, frozen or canned. Green beans are cooked by steaming, boiling, stir frying, deep frying, or in casseroles. In the United States, they are sometimes served in casserole with mushrooms, fried onions and cream. In Chinese cuisine, they are often stir-fried with garlic and douchi (fermented black soybeans). In Japanese cuisine, they are served as tempura.

Green beans contain lectins. That makes them harmful if a person eats too many raw or improperly cooked ones.

Green Bean Media

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  Heapsofbeans

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  Varieties of climbing French beans, from left: 'The Hunter,' 'Cosse Violette,' 'Rob Roy,' 'Rob Splashed,' 'Kingston Gold'

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  Green bean ripe for picking growing in France

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  Green common beans on the plant

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  Green beans with bean slicer

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  Cut and cooked green beans

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  Four varieties of the common green bean presenting variations in color, size, shape, and texture

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  Pickled Beans