also: くろインゲンまめ
black turtle bean; black bean
A variety of common bean (いんげん豆) with a black seed coat; used in Latin American and other cuisines. In Japanese contexts, often encountered in recipes or health food discussions.
See also: いんげん豆
Black turtle beans are rich in dietary fiber.
This soup contains black beans.
The general term for common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris); 黒いんげん豆 specifically refers to the black-seeded variety.
Standard spelling with mixed kanji and hiragana; the most common written form.
Variant with インゲン in katakana; also seen in practice.
Full-kanji spelling using 隠元; rarely used and may not be recognized by all readers.
Compound of 黒 (くろ, 'black') + いんげん豆 (いんげんまめ, 'common bean'). いんげん豆 is named after the monk Ingen (隠元), who is traditionally credited with introducing the bean to Japan.