When is the sowing time for rice beans?
The scientific name of the rice bean is the hyacinth bean, and it is a common edible plant that is also grown in some parts of our country, so when should rice beans be sown? What are the ways to eat them?
1. Basic introduction to rice beans
The scientific name of the rice bean is the hyacinth bean, which belongs to the Rosales order as a perennial twining vine, also called mian bean, magpie bean, and so on. Its place of origin is Asia, and the growing areas are mainly Indonesia, Java, and other places. Although it is grown in our country, the planting area is not large.
The whole rice bean plant is treasured. Its tender pods are a common vegetable and can also be used to make pickled vegetables; the edible part of its old pods is the seed, which can be eaten after being cooked; in addition, the seeds and seed coats of the white-flowered hyacinth bean among rice beans can be used as medicine and have medicinal value.
The main growing areas for rice beans in our country are Guangxi, Hebei, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Henan, and other provinces in China. The rice bean plant is almost hairless all over, and the stem can reach 6 m in length, often appearing light purple.
2. When are rice beans sown?
Rice beans are generally sown in spring, and it is relatively suitable to choose to sow around Grain Rain in spring (April 19-21 each year), when the temperature and humidity are more suitable for the growth of rice beans.
3. What are the ways to eat rice beans?
1. They can be stewed in soup, for example, stewed with peanuts and chicken feet into hyacinth bean and peanut chicken feet soup, which is also one of the favorite fine soups of Cantonese people;
2. They can be made into pastries. Glutinous rice and rice beans together can be made into rice bean cake, which is a type of snack in the Dongguan area.
3. Other ways of eating them can also be developed according to one's own preferences.
As a common ingredient, rice beans have good nutritional value and taste, and eating some in moderation at ordinary times is also good for the body.