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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Also, if the sesame balls with red bean paste pastries are available, then definitely try them for a post-noodle sweet treat.
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Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
There are seven varieties of bingsu, in flavors like Oreo, tiramisu, blueberry cheesecake, matcha and injeolmi, which is topped with red bean paste and delightfully chewy, glutinous rice cakes.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Approximately eight gallons of red beans were being improperly cooled in a stockpot in the freezer after being cooked the day before.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Caribbean Taste also serves sides such as plantains, red beans and rice.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
There are seven varieties of bingsu, in flavors like Oreo, tiramisu, blueberry cheesecake, matcha and injeolmi, which is topped with red bean paste and delightfully chewy, glutinous rice cakes.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Approximately eight gallons of red beans were being improperly cooled in a stockpot in the freezer after being cooked the day before.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Caribbean Taste also serves sides such as plantains, red beans and rice.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Red bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20bean. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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