Bangladeshi beans

[Squash64]

These are some beans grown by our Bangladeshi plotholders.



I've never seen anything like them before. I don't think they get any longer than they are in the photo because they are all gong to be picked this week. 

[Squash64]

[1066]

they look wonderful! And ust begs the question - whats the recipie ?!  :D

[saddad]

Are they not "hyacinth" or lab-lab beans?  :-\

[Squash64]

Are they not "hyacinth" or lab-lab beans?  :-\

I've never heard of them, but I googled lab-lab beans and they do look the same.  I don't know what they taste like, but they are pretty enough to grow just as an ornamental plant (which I probably will do next year!)

[Shayek]

Hello Everyone,
I am new here, I would like to know where I could get the seeds for Bangladeshi Beans? Anyone?

Thanks

[ceres]

Welcome to A4A shayek!  Perhaps Betty will be able to find out from her neighbours where they buy them from or if they came from Bangladesh.

[Eristic]

Here's where I got mine from Baker Creek

[Squash64]

Hello Shayek, welcome to A4A!

I will ask our Bangladeshis where they got the seeds from but I looked in the Thompson and Morgan catalogue and they sell them - as Dolichos lablab 'Ruby Moon' £1.49 a packet.  I don't know if they are exactly the same, there isn't a photo.
I'll take a closeup of the flowers when I go over there this morning.

[Squash64]

they look wonderful! And ust begs the question - whats the recipie ?!  :D

I think she said they cut them up and use them in curry.  I didn't ask much about how they cook them, I was so impressed with the plants themselves that I forgot about eating them.  (wish I did that more often  :) )

[saddad]

Welcome to A4A Shayek... there are some lab-labs in a multi pack of ornamental climbers in the Wyvale 50pence bins... along with mina lobata and ipomea...  :)

[1066]

they look wonderful! And ust begs the question - whats the recipie ?!  :D

I think she said they cut them up and use them in curry.  I didn't ask much about how they cook them, I was so impressed with the plants themselves that I forgot about eating them.  (wish I did that more often  :) )

I know what you mean Squash! And looking at how lovely they are, it's yet another thing to try next year !!

And welcome to A4A Shayek  :)

[Squash64]

Some photos of the flowers and pods taken this morning.
Do those of you who have grown them before think they are the same as the ones you grew?

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[Eristic]

There must be many different varieties of hyacinth bean just as there are hundreds of different runner bean.

Here's mine again.

[Digeroo]

They look great.  Do you eat the pods or the beans?  Has anyone any spare for a swap? 

[macmac]

Hello Everyone,
I am new here, I would like to know where I could get the seeds for Bangladeshi Beans? Anyone?

Thanks

,'don't know anything about the beans although they look lovely.just wanted to say welcome Shayek  :)