What type of bean spout can I use instead of Mung Beans?!
What type of bean spout can I use instead of Mung Beans?
I have a recipe for roasted pork wraps that sounds great but I can't locate mung beans anywhere in my area. What is a mung bean, anyway?
Answers:
The Mung bean is, also known as mung dal, moong dal, mash bean, munggo or monggo, green gram, golden gram, and green soy, is the seed of Vigna radiata which is native to India. The beans are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color. The English word "mung" derives from the Hindi mung. In the Philippines, it is called munggo or monggo.
The mung bean is one of many species recently moved from the genus Phaseolus to Vigna and is still often seen cited as Phaseolus aureus or Phaseolus radiatus. These are all the same plant.