what are adzuki beans?

Question

what are adzuki beans?

Answer 1

It's spelled "azuki". Maybe that's why you're having difficulty finding information on it. Japanese sweeten it and use it in many deserts such as mochi, manju, with ice cream and in snow cones. Check out the link below for more information.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/V2-045.html

Answer 2

A small reddish-brown bush bean cultivated in China and Japan . Extremely versatile, adzukis can be eaten fresh or dried, or ground into flour and used to make cakes. As the skin of the adzuki bean is quite thick, it requires long soaking and cooking time. Recipe : Red Bean Soup

Answer 3

Compared to other beans, adzuki beans have a slightly sweet flavor. The plant grows 1 to 2 feet high with leaves resembling those of Southern peas. The plant yields yellow flowers that are followed by a cluster of smooth, short, cylindrical pods containing seeds two to three times larger than mung beans. The seeds are primarily dark red, but can include green, straw-colored, black-orange, and mottled seeds. The seeds are round with a protruding ridge (seed scar) on the side.