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4-6
as part of a Shared MealEasy
By Luke Nguyen
Published 2009
THE FIRST TIME I SAW A WINGED BEAN PLANT WAS IN DALAT. THE PLANT HAD BLUE FLOWERS, ITS STEMS CLIMBED HIGH, WHILE THE WINGED BEANS HUNG DOWN, POINTING TO THE SOIL. THEY MUST BE THE PRETTIEST BEAN ON THE MARKET AND THEY ARE DELICIOUS: THINK SNOW PEAS AND ASPARAGUS. WINGED BEANS IN VIETNAMESE ARE CALLED DAU RONG, TRANSLATED AS ‘DRAGON BEAN’.