白しろいんげん豆まめ

also: しろインゲンまめ · しろインゲンマメ

Meanings

cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean

Refers to various white bean varieties used in Japanese cooking, often in stews, salads, or as a sweet paste (白あん). The term covers several similar beans; context determines the exact type.

白しろいんげん豆まめを煮に込こんでスープを作つくった。
I simmered cannellini beans to make soup.
このサラダには白しろいんげん豆まめが入はいっている。
This salad contains white kidney beans.

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Kanji

白white
豆beans, pea, midget
隠conceal, hide, cover
元beginning, former time, origin

Related words

いんげん豆まめ
General term for kidney beans; 白いんげん豆 specifically refers to the white varieties.
金きん時とき豆まめ
Red kidney beans, often used in sweet dishes; contrasts with the white variety.

Built from

白しろ+いんげん豆まめ

Written forms

白しろいんげん豆まめ
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
白しろインゲン豆まめ
Variant with katakana for インゲン.
白しろインゲンマメ
Variant with katakana for both インゲン and マメ.
白しろ隠いん元げん豆まめ
Rare kanji spelling using 隠元 for いんげん.
シロインゲンマメ
kana-only spelling
Full katakana spelling; included for search coverage.
しろインゲンまめ
しろインゲンマメ

Etymology

Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') + いんげん豆 (いんげんまめ, 'kidney bean'). いんげん is said to derive from the Chinese monk Ingen (隠元), who is traditionally credited with introducing the bean to Japan.