red bean
noun
1
: a red kidney bean and especially one that is small and round
2
: a small dark red seed of the adzuki bean that is often combined with sugar to produce a sweet paste used in cooking
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Expect a mix of French pastries and Asian desserts including red bean buns and taro cream bread.
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Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
After its revolution against France, refugees fleeing to New Orleans brought the red bean tradition with them.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
Roach brought the plastic bag to his dining-room table and laid out containers of red snapper, red beans and rice, and plantains.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
The gift basket, which contains mooncakes in four flavors, including creamy egg yolk, black truffle pork, pandan lotus and red bean, also includes a traditional Chinese spinning top, a toy that is also used to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
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Audrey Kennedy, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
After its revolution against France, refugees fleeing to New Orleans brought the red bean tradition with them.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
Roach brought the plastic bag to his dining-room table and laid out containers of red snapper, red beans and rice, and plantains.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
The gift basket, which contains mooncakes in four flavors, including creamy egg yolk, black truffle pork, pandan lotus and red bean, also includes a traditional Chinese spinning top, a toy that is also used to exorcise evil spirits and pray for blessings.
—Denni Hu, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Red bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20bean. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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