Mung bean description

Mung bean, also known as green bean, is a common leguminous plant. It has a small and round shape and bright green, and it also has rich nutritional value and diverse eating methods.

I. Appearance characteristics

Mung beans are small and round, generally 4-6 mm in diameter. Its surface is smooth and delicate, showing a bright emerald green. The appearance of mung beans is very cute, which reminds people of the refreshing and healthy feeling involuntarily.

Second, the nutritional components

Mung bean is rich in nutrition and is known as "plant meat". It is the source of high-quality protein, containing a variety of amino acids, which is very important for human growth and development. In addition, mung beans are also rich in dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B and so on. It has a positive effect on promoting the operation of digestive system, enhancing immunity and improving skin health.

Third, taste characteristics

Mung beans are crisp and chewy. Cooked mung beans are waxy and soft, and taste light and slightly sweet. Mung beans can also be made into paste, which has a strong taste after grinding. It is more popular to make mung bean cake or mung bean soup.

Fourth, a variety of ways to eat.

There are many ways to eat mung beans. First of all, mung beans can be directly cooked and eaten, and can also be added to various cooking, such as mung bean porridge, mung bean soup, mung bean cake and so on. Secondly, mung beans can also be ground into mung bean powder and made into pasta such as mung bean dough and mung bean rice. In addition, mung bean is also a common dessert material, which can be used to make mung bean ice and mung bean cake.

The Cultural Meaning of verb (the abbreviation of verb)

In the traditional culture of China, mung beans also have a special status and symbolic significance. People often associate mung beans with the characteristics of cooling and reducing fire. In summer, people will eat mung beans sweet.

Mung beans are bulging, twice as big, and split in the middle, revealing white meat like capsules. On the third day, I found that the bean meat of a mung bean turned purple, and the bud of this mung bean was already four centimeters.

Other mung beans stick out a small leaf, which together looks like a pair of scissors. Some leaves haven't come out yet, as if they were in their mother's arms. Some other mung beans are a little purple, just like the roots of radish. Mung bean sprouts grow about three millimeters of green leaves, just like crab claws.