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Yin yang beans will be available again very soon! Watch this space or sign up to our newsletter to be among the first to hear. Be warned we will only have a limited quantity available and they're likely to sell fast. Growing drying beans from New World species is difficult to do in the UK, certainly at any kind of scale. Each year we have very limited quantities of some special rare beans from a handful of growers. We bother to try growing tricky beans every year because we think it should be possible to develop systems that will work for smaller scale farmers in the UK. We're just not there yet. We also think that as the climate changes crops like this may become easier to grow and a more important part of resilient systems. But things aren't quite bad enough yet... And we bother because these beans, thoughtfully grown and carefully harvested, are absolutely delicious. |
Yin yang beans are a variety of common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, named for their distinctive colouring and also known as orca or calypso beans.
In the UK yin yang are most often grown as fresh green French beans, occasionally eaten semi-dry, but much more rarely for drying. Originating in the Caribbean, they keep their colouring and hold their shape when cooked and have a creamy texture and a flavour sometimes compared to potatoes.
Yin yang beans are delicious in stews, soups, casseroles, salads or Caribbean rice and peas. They’re also delicious as refried beans or puréed for dips.
Our current batch of yin yang beans were grown for us as part of a trial of different bean varieties in Norfolk.
Soak the beans for 6 hours. Cover with water or stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 to 50 minutes until the beans are soft. Add more water if needed.
Cooking times for dried pulses will be longer at higher altitudes and when cooking with hard water or older pulses. Cooked pulses can be used immediately or frozen for later use.
Read our Pulses 101, part 2: Cooking basics - water & heat blog post for more about cooking dried pulses.
Yin Yang Beans
May contain occasional small stones
No Allergens
| Typical values (for generic Phaseolus beans) |
Per 100g |
| Energy | 1,427kJ (341kcal) |
| Fat | 1.4g |
| of which saturates | 0.4g |
| Carbohydrate | 46g |
| of which sugars | 2.1g |
| Fibre | 16g |
| Protein | 22g |
| Salt | 0g |
A rare variety of Phaseolus bean.
Grown in the UK.
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
