West Africa, the seeds are eaten fresh, canned,
boiled, roasted, and made into porridges and
cakes.
Azuki Bean Azuki or adzuki (Chinese chi
dou) is an East Asian species of Vigna, V.
angularis, about 8 by 5 by 5 mm, and most
commonly a deep maroon color, which makes
it a favorite ingredient for festive occasions. It
was cultivated in Korea and China at least
3,000 years ago, and taken later to Japan; it’s
now the second most important legume after
the soybean in both Korea and Japan. Azuki
are a favorite sprouting seed, and are also
candied, infused with sugar to make a dessert
topping, and used as a base for a hot drink. In
Japan most of the azuki crop is made into an,
a sweet paste composed of equal parts sugar
and ground twice-boiled azuki, which are
kneaded together.
Lupins Lupins, lupini in Italian, come from
several different species of Lupinus (albus,