tepary bean
noun
te·pa·ry bean
ˈte-pə-rē- 
: an annual twining bean (Phaseolus acutifolius var. latifolius) that is native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico and is cultivated for its roundish white, yellow, brown, or bluish-black edible seeds
also
: the seed
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The salad had a multitude of flavors and textures — corn ribs; popped corn; fresh, grassy corn sprouts; a blue corn tortilla chip; black tepary beans; and squash puree wrapped in a sheet of soft squash — that worked together, just like a good three sisters garden does.
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
For dessert, the menu advertises a milk bread pudding with juniper spiced custard and a sweet corn biscuit with tepary bean icing.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022
The chef volunteers streamed around a long set of outdoor tables serving fish tacos and tepary bean stew on red school lunch trays.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2022
Wake dad up with a steak and eggs brunch ($19) of mesquite grilled flank steak served with chipotle chimichurri, Ramona Farms tepary bean puree, Kennebec breakfast potatoes and grilled Mama Lola flour tortillas.
—Georgann Yara, azcentral, 15 June 2020
The menu offers vegetarian versions of classic southwestern dishes, including breakfast burritos, cauliflower tacos and tepary bean and mushroom burgers.
—Tirion Morris, azcentral, 27 Feb. 2020
Along with the cultural aspect, there's the nutritional aspect to the tepary bean, Velvet said.
—Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 28 Feb. 2020
The small tepary beans that grow in the harsh, dry American Southwest are an heirloom variety that has been cultivated and harvested wild by countless generations of Native people in the region.
—New York Times, 7 Nov. 2019
Many of the beans that beat the heat had a common ancestor in their family trees: tepary beans, which are tiny, drought- and heat-tolerant beans that grow in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico.
—Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2015
Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
For dessert, the menu advertises a milk bread pudding with juniper spiced custard and a sweet corn biscuit with tepary bean icing.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022
The chef volunteers streamed around a long set of outdoor tables serving fish tacos and tepary bean stew on red school lunch trays.
—Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2022
Wake dad up with a steak and eggs brunch ($19) of mesquite grilled flank steak served with chipotle chimichurri, Ramona Farms tepary bean puree, Kennebec breakfast potatoes and grilled Mama Lola flour tortillas.
—Georgann Yara, azcentral, 15 June 2020
The menu offers vegetarian versions of classic southwestern dishes, including breakfast burritos, cauliflower tacos and tepary bean and mushroom burgers.
—Tirion Morris, azcentral, 27 Feb. 2020
Along with the cultural aspect, there's the nutritional aspect to the tepary bean, Velvet said.
—Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 28 Feb. 2020
The small tepary beans that grow in the harsh, dry American Southwest are an heirloom variety that has been cultivated and harvested wild by countless generations of Native people in the region.
—New York Times, 7 Nov. 2019
Many of the beans that beat the heat had a common ancestor in their family trees: tepary beans, which are tiny, drought- and heat-tolerant beans that grow in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico.
—Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2015
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