From its origins as a wild vine in Central and South America to the thousands of varieties grown around the world today, beans have evolved to be one of the world’s most important and versatile crops. The common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris) originated as a wild vine in Central and South America.
While we were writing we ran into the query “Where did beans come from?”.
The Phaseolus genus in the Fabaceae plant family contains over 80 species of known beans throughout the world. The first bean plant is thought to have originated in the Andes and other parts of Mesoamerica, and it quickly spread to other parts of the world. Soybean history, pinto beans history, and lima beans history are a couple more items to examine.
A common question we ran across in our research was “Where do broad beans come from?”.
Wild variants of broad beans (fava beans) were gathered in Afghanistan and the Himalayan foothills. Beans were also found in the tombs of the kings of the ancient Egypt where they were left as the food for the departed and their souls in the afterlife.
Where do jelly beans really come from?
The exact origins of the jelly bean are lost in time, and only a part of its history is known. Most experts believe the soft center is a descendant of a Mid Eastern confection known as Turkish Delight that dates back to pre-Biblical times.. The shell coating is an offspring of a process called panning, first invented in 17th century France to make Jordan Almonds for the Royal Court.
Exceptions are lentils and cowpeas. The world leader in production of Dry Beans ( Phaseolus spp), is Myanmar (Burma), followed by India and Brazil. In Africa, the most important producer is Tanzania.
Where did the word bean come from?
The word “bean” and its Germanic cognates (e. g. German Bohne) have existed in common use in West Germanic languages since before the 12th century, referring to broad beans, chickpeas, and other pod-borne seeds. This was long before the New World genus Phaseolus was known in Europe.
FULL OF PRUNES (OR BEANS) -“Each has the same meaning – peppy, lively, energetic, in high spirits, feeling one’s oats, rarin’ to go. ‘Beans’ was the first, and was originally said of horses after a feeding of beans raised for fodder – horse beans. Undoubtedly the spirited state of a bean-fed horse was observed in remote times – Romans also used.
Where does Vanilla Bean come from?
The plant that produces the delicious vanilla bean has its origins in Mexico and was kept secret by the native Totonac Indians for centuries. The Totonac Indians were conquered by the Aztecs who kept these glorious vanilla plants to themselves.
Where are the magic beans?
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