red bean
noun
1
: a red kidney bean and especially one that is small and round
2
: a small dark red seed of the adzuki bean that is often combined with sugar to produce a sweet paste used in cooking
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Try a meatless meal with legumes like lentils, red beans, black beans or garbanzos.
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Rochelle Koff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Those with a sweet tooth will pay more for extra syrup and red beans, ice cream, mochi, powdered tea and condensed milk.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
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Rochelle Koff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Those with a sweet tooth will pay more for extra syrup and red beans, ice cream, mochi, powdered tea and condensed milk.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Red bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20bean. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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