bean sprouts
plural noun
: the sprouts of bean seeds especially of the mung bean used as a vegetable
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Listeria is linked to soft cheeses, raw bean sprouts, and melons.
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Stephanie Booth, Health, 2 June 2024
It's commonly served with a protein of chicken, tofu, or shrimp, bean sprouts, and scallions.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024
The thin rice noodles are chewy and slick with what tastes like garlic oil, tangled in a bowl with pork to the fourth power (ground, sliced, patty and meatball) along with shrimp and plenty of cilantro and bean sprouts.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The restaurant serves eight different types of ramen including the popular Blaze Ramen made with spicy creamy pork broth, bean sprouts, spinach, green onion, seaweed and seasoned egg.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
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Stephanie Booth, Health, 2 June 2024
It's commonly served with a protein of chicken, tofu, or shrimp, bean sprouts, and scallions.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024
The thin rice noodles are chewy and slick with what tastes like garlic oil, tangled in a bowl with pork to the fourth power (ground, sliced, patty and meatball) along with shrimp and plenty of cilantro and bean sprouts.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The restaurant serves eight different types of ramen including the popular Blaze Ramen made with spicy creamy pork broth, bean sprouts, spinach, green onion, seaweed and seasoned egg.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Bean sprouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bean%20sprouts. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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