Black Bean

Black bean may refer to:

  • Black turtle bean, a variety of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) typically used in Latin American cuisine
  • Douchi, a type of fermented soybean (Glycine max) typically used in East Asian cuisine, the base for black bean sauce
  • Vigna mungo, a variety of gram or lentil typically used in South Asian cuisine
  • Castanospermum australe, a tree with naturally poisonous seeds

Famous quotes containing the word black:

    “I could see the thing
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    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)