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==Varieties==
==Varieties==
=== Snap or String beans ===
Most home gardeners raise beans for their pods, so these are the most commonly grown at homes, and have been bred for succulent, flavorful pods. 130 varieties are listed in Stephen Facciola's ''Cornucopia''. Pods may be green, golden, purple, red, or streaked. Shapes range from thin "fillet" types to wide "romano" types and more common types in between. French '''Haricots verts''' (green beans) are bred for flavorful pods.
* Blue Lake (green)
* Golden Wax (golden)
* Purple King (purple)
* Dragon's Tongue (streaked)
* Red Swan (red)
=== Shell beans ===
[[Image:Noe beanpoles.jpg|thumb|right|Green pole beans on beanpoles]]
''Cornucopia'' lists 37 varieties of shell beans.
Flageolet bean varieties include:
* Chevrier (the original heirloom)
* Elsa
* Flambeau
* Flamingo
'''Borlotti''' beans are dried beans and are called by several names in North America. The bean is a medium large tan bean, splashed with red/black to magenta streaks. It is very popular in Italian and Portuguese cuisine.
The American '''cranberry''' bean or '''horticultural''' bean is quite similar if not the same as the Italian borlotti bean.<ref>[http://italianfood.about.com/od/beans/r/blr0624.htm More on Borlotti on about.com. Retrieved 3 October 2005.]</ref> Pinto beans are not considered the same as borlotti beans.
* True Cranberry (old VT heirloom with a more round shape like a [[cranberry]]), traditional ingredient of [[succotash]]
=== Pinto or mottled beans ===
[[Image:Pinto bean.jpg|thumb|240px|Pinto beans]]
[[Image:Alubia pinta alavesa2.jpg|right|thumb|''Alubia pinta alavesa'']]
The '''pinto bean''' is a type of mottled bean. Young pods may also be used as green beans.
Pinto bean varieties include:
* Sierra
* Burke
* Othello
* Maverick
Another popular mottled bean is the '''anasazi''', from the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]] of northern [[Spain]].
=== White beans ===
[[Image:White beans.jpg|thumb|White beans]]
The small, white '''navy bean''', also called '''pea bean''' or '''haricot''', is popular in [[England]], and traditionally the main bean of [[Anglo-America]] (including in the [[Boston]] [[baked beans]]).
Navy bean varieties include:
* Robust
* Rainy River
* Michelite
* Sanilac
Other white beans are Cannellini and Great Northern.
=== Red (kidney) beans ===
[[image:Kidney beans.jpg|thumb|200px|Red Kidney beans]]
The dark red skinned '''kidney bean''' was named after its strong resemblance to the organ of the same name, and is also known as the '''red bean''', which may cause confusion with other [[red bean]]s. Small red beans are noticeably smaller and darker than kidney beans, with a smoother taste.
=== Black beans ===
[[Image:Black beans.jpg|thumb|Black beans]]
The small, shiny '''black turtle bean''' is especially popular in [[Latin American cuisine]]. It is often called simply the '''black bean''', although this can cause confusion with other [[black bean]]s.
The black turtle bean has a dense, [[meat]]y texture, with the flavor giving a hint of [[mushroom]]. It is a very popular bean, served in almost all Latin America.
Black turtle bean varieties include:
* Domino
* Black Magic
* Blackhawk
* Nighthawk
=== Pink beans ===
Pink beans are pale pink colored, small oval-shaped beans (Habichuelas Rosadas[http://www.recipetips.com/glossary-term/t--36058/pink-bean.asp] in Spanish). Best known is the [[Santa Maria, California|Santa Maria]] ''pinquito'' (spanglish = pink & small(ito).
=== Yellow beans ===
Include:
*Sinaloa Azufrado
*Sulphur
*Mayocoba
*Peruano
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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