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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• red beans
  plural

Example Sentences

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red bean

Celebratory traditions include making dim sum, such as red bean dumplings, steamed rice cakes and glutinous rice cake.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024

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

Meanwhile, I had spent the previous afternoon recipe-testing red bean chili mac, a dish that had me revisiting my colleague Mary Elizabeth William's recent conversation with Nigella Lawson about the allure of "brown food."

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2022

A chewy bite of the mooncake reminded me of ichigo daifuku, or strawberry red bean mochi.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 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