A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Oblong to slightly kidney-shaped beans. Seed coats may be cream, red-brown, dark or patterned, depending on the cultivar.
In the kitchen
Cooked until soft and mixed with pitted jujubes for one Suide huang momo filling. Cowpea seeds are also cooked with rice or in congee.
Seed color and size vary. Fresh pods and dried whole pods are different forms. Ask “是豆粒还是豆角？” (“Are these shelled beans or pods?”).
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有豇豆粒吗？
Does this dish contain Cowpea seeds?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
