Lanzhou Grey Beans,Desirable During both Summer and Winter
1 min readRed beans and green beans got their names for the appearance they have-being red or green.Thus presumably, is it the case that grey beans got the name for its grey look? As the coincidence might be,the beans appear heather grey,resembling grey to some extent.However,as a matter of fact,”grey”in the name refers to the Peng-hui,a variety of edible alkali extracted from a plant typical of Lanzhou.As a result,if we put a more straightforward and simple fashion to describe the qrey beans,it would be:a soup made of peas with additional edible alkali.
Nevertheless,the gray beans are different from other bean porridges in that grey beans porridge containing Peng-hui.For the effect of Peng-hui,the beans taste much more softer,but retain its outer shape without being grinded,plus the more dense and thicker soup.Adding several sweet red dates will give the grey beans a more particular flavor.
Being so tasty and nutritious,the grey beans would impress you by just a bowl of it even though you are not from L anzhou locally,which lives up to a famous comment:Should you find it to your satisraction,then please enjoy more of it! lt is really difficult for one to stop eating the grey beans!
