tiger bean; tiger's eye bean
A variety of bean with a distinctive tiger-stripe pattern; used in cooking and as a decorative ingredient.
Tiger beans are often used in simmered bean dishes and salads.
This supermarket sells tiger beans in the dried goods section.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used in product names or casual writing.
From 虎 (tora, 'tiger') + 豆 (mame, 'bean'), referring to the bean's tiger-like striped appearance.