red bean
noun
1
: a red kidney bean and especially one that is small and round
2
: a small dark red seed of the adzuki bean that is often combined with sugar to produce a sweet paste used in cooking
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The rice is unusually delicious, too; the red beans in the mix are cooked a day ahead, then refried before serving, intensifying their flavor.
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
According to Korean folklore, red beans contain good luck and the scattering of salt can drive away demons.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 June 2024
Wilder replaced Spanish red beans with tepary beans and the rice used as a binder in the recipe’s blood sausage with Sonoran white wheat berries.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
Sides include French fries, coleslaw, mac and cheese, red beans and rice, and hushpuppies.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
According to Korean folklore, red beans contain good luck and the scattering of salt can drive away demons.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 June 2024
Wilder replaced Spanish red beans with tepary beans and the rice used as a binder in the recipe’s blood sausage with Sonoran white wheat berries.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
Sides include French fries, coleslaw, mac and cheese, red beans and rice, and hushpuppies.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Red bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20bean. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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