General Description

• Similar shape to the regular green bean but extremely long, 30-50cm in length
• Used in Asian cooking or for ornamental purposes
• February – April and August – October

Young tender beans are usually cut into short lengths and stir fried. They cut into very thin slices and added to minced fish, red curry paste and kaffir lime leaves to form Thai fish cakes and also cooked in soups and curries. The long bean figures in Iraqi cuisine.

English: long bean, yard long bean, snake bean
Arabic: loubia
Chinese: dau gok
Bahasa: kacang panjang
Thai: tua fak yao

Season: Summer,Autumn,Winter,Spring

Botanical Name: Vigna unguiculata subsp. Sesquipedalis

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Availablity: January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

Growing Areas: 

QLD – Tropical North
WA – North
NT – Northern Territory