lima beans

     

P. lunatus is a legume. It is grown for its see, which is eaten as a vegetable. It is commonly known as the lima bean or butter bean; it is also known as Haba bean, Pallar bean, Burma bean, Guffin bean, Hibbert bean, Sieva bean, Rangood bean, Madagascar bean, Paiga, Paigya, prolific bean, civet bean and sugar bean.

Trivia about lima beans

  • Also called butter beans, these beans have been cultivated in Peru for thousands of years
  • Yes, they were named after the capital of Peru
  • Ensalada pallares is a traditional Peruvian salad of tomatoes, onions &, of course pallares, these in English
  • If you have to eat these beans named for a city, cook 'em up with corn & serve them as succotash
  • Native Americans grew these together with corn & at harvest time combined them into "M'sickquatash"
  • Also known as butter beans, they were, prior to being exported to Europe, a diet staple of the Inca

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