also: あかインゲンまめ
Refers specifically to the red variety of kidney bean, often used in chili, salads, and Japanese dishes like 金時豆の甘煮.
Red kidney beans are essential for chili con carne.
Adding red kidney beans to a salad improves its color.
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Variant with katakana インゲン; reading differs slightly.
Rare kanji spelling using 隠元 for いんげん.
Compound of 赤 (red) + いんげん豆 (kidney bean). いんげん豆 is named after the Chinese monk Ingen (隠元), who is said to have introduced the bean to Japan.