Beans & Pulses

Adzuki Beans are sometimes translated as Azuki or Aduki Beans. Popular in East Asian cuisine, the Adzuki Bean is a small red bean. Often served sweetened, Adzuki Beans are boiled with sugar to form a red bean paste that is sometimes sieved which can be added to Chinese, Japanese and Korean dishes and desserts.

Alaska Peas are sweet flavoured green garden pea variety. Often served with ham, alaska peas are great at giving soups and various other dishes that strong pea green colour and fresh seasonal flavour.

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Alubia Beans are also known as Cannellini Beans. Cannellini Beans originate from Italy and are creamy white in colour with a slight kidney shape. When cooked, they have a fluffy texture and a slightly nutty, mild flavour. Use Alubia Beans in the classic Italian soup minestrone to give your dish an authentic taste.

Alubita Beans are a smaller version on the Alubia Bean which is also known as the Cannellini Bean. Cannellini Beans originate from Italy and are creamy white in colour with a slight kidney shape. When cooked, they have a fluffy texture and a slightly nutty, mild flavour. Use Alubita Beans in the classic Italian soup minestrone to give your dish an authentic taste.

Bayo Beans get there name from the word ‘Bayou’ – a body of water in a low lying area of the Mississippi delta, usually a slow moving stream or river. Traditionally used in Creole and Cajun cuisine, Bayo Beas are now used in many Latin American and Mexican dishes. They are often used in soups, stews and to make re-fried beans

Beluga Lentils, like most lentils are low in fat, high in protein and fiber. Beluga Lentils are black in colour and glisten when cooked to resemble Beluga Caviar. Great in soups and salads, their mild and earthy flavour goes well with strong assertive flavours.

Black Eye Beans, sometimes known as Black Eye Peas, are pale coloured legumes with a prominent black spot or ‘eye’. Used in traditional dishes throughout the world, Black Eye Beans feature in Caribbean, African, Indian, Latin American and Mediterranean cuisine. Black Eye Beans are associated with good luck in many cultures; In some southern states of America eating Black Eye Beans on New Year’s Day is said to bring prosperity throughout the year ahead.

Black Eye Peas, sometimes known as Black Eye Beans, are pale coloured legumes with a prominent black spot or ‘eye’. Used in traditional dishes throughout the world, Black Eye Peas feature in Caribbean, African, Indian, Latin American and Mediterranean cuisine. Black Eye Peas are associated with good luck in many cultures; In some southern states of America eating Black Eye Peas on New Year’s Day is said to bring prosperity throughout the year ahead.

Black Kidney Beans are a small, shiny variety of Common Beans sometimes referred to Black Beans or Black Turtle Beans. High in protein and fiber and low in fat – Black Kidney Beans have a meaty texture that makes them a perfect edition to soups, stews and veterinarian dishes. Traditionally, Black Kidney Beans can be found in Creole, Cajun and North Indian cuisine.