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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Fluffy, hubcap-size hot cakes are good, but a garlicky pot of red beans for rainy day comfort and remembrance sounds even better.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Gather some people around your table, cook up a pot of red beans, and repeat, just like Pableaux did.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
Strawberry Snowball Mochi This snowball mochi plays on the ichigo daifuku, a Japanese confection typically filled with red bean paste and a whole strawberry.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Everyone pitches in, with the kids making dumplings and Humberto bringing dessert, such as sesame tong yuan or sweet red bean soup.
—Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
Gather some people around your table, cook up a pot of red beans, and repeat, just like Pableaux did.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2025
Strawberry Snowball Mochi This snowball mochi plays on the ichigo daifuku, a Japanese confection typically filled with red bean paste and a whole strawberry.
—Ingu Chen, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Everyone pitches in, with the kids making dumplings and Humberto bringing dessert, such as sesame tong yuan or sweet red bean soup.
—Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Red bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20bean. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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