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red bean

American  
[red been] / ˈrɛd ˈbin /

noun

  • red beans
    plural
  1. adzuki bean, especially such beans in a prepared form used as a filling or topping in various Asian dishes (often used attributively).


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Staples like pain au chocolat and sandwiches are abundant, but they are also known for Asian-inspired flavours - be it pandan, durian, salted egg, red bean or matcha-filled croissants and pastries.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2025

There are certain things that are like nata de coco, and this sugar plum fruit, these chewy yummy little jelly things and red bean are all preserved in syrup.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2023

“Red is the color of yang energy, and so when you consume the red bean soup you are also consuming that energy. That’s the theory,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2022

He’s styled after the popular Japanese character Anpanman, a cartoon superhero with a red bean paste-filled pastry for a head who defends the world from his evil nemesis, Baikinman.

From Seattle Times Nov. 23, 2022

They had finished eating the main meal and she was enjoying a turtle-shaped cake filled with sweet and soft red bean paste, a taste not known to her before.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin

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