wax bean
Pale string bean
A wax bean is a variety of string bean with a pale yellow, waxy-looking pod.
The flavor and texture resemble green beans, and they're prepared the same way—steamed, sautéed, or added to salads.
She made a three-bean salad with green beans, wax beans, and kidney beans.
- legumePod-producing plant family
- yellowHue between green and orange
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- butteryRich like a spread
- fiber-richContaining much roughage
fresh picked · vegetable · culinary uses · home canning · broad beans · heirloom varieties · farmers market · blanching · trellis · folate · nitrogen fixation · soil fertility · salad · crunchy · crop rotation · vine · garden · summer
bean variety/color
wax beangreen bean
Edible immature legume pod
string bean · snap bean · French bean · runner bean · pole bean
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