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navy bean [1 record]

Record 1 2008-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
DEF

[A] small, white and oval [bean] with a refined texture and delicate flavor.

CONT

Navy beans are a variety of kidney bean, also known as Boston bean and Yankee bean.

OBS

These small white beans are commonly used to make bake beans, but they're also good in soups, salads, and chili.

OBS

peabean; PBN: Term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production légumière
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
OBS

Occupe la plus large part du marché du haricot sec; cultivé en Ontario, au Québec, au Manitoba et en Alberta; graine petite et ronde; saveur douce et texture farineuse; utilisé pour les «fèves au lard» classiques. (Texte tiré de la source «Rubrique alimentation-services de restauration» (nov-déc 1984), Agriculture Canada).

OBS

haricot rond blanc; PBN : Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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