the.com/wax bean
A green bean that bleached itself to stand out at the farmers market.
means A variety of snap bean with a smooth, pale yellow pod that tastes much like its green cousin.
from Named simply for its waxy-looking, ivory-to-gold pods — the color and faint sheen reminded people of candle wax or beeswax. 'Wax' here describes appearance, not any actual wax content; the bean itself is just a yellow-podded cultivar of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris.
- actual color
- pale yellow, not wax-colored at all
- same plant
- just a snap bean without chlorophyll pigment
- flavor edge
- milder, slightly buttery compared to green beans
- name origin
- pods look waxy and translucent in sunlight