Patani

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hello,
i think the english name is “lima beans”.
i also add it to pakbet or just plain sauteed.
it tastes like sweet potato. however, it must be cooked well because otherwise, it could give out some (bad) gas.:)

looks like lima beans, i love them. kids hate them.

Patani are called lima beans in the US.

Thanks, all. I learned something new again. I wonder… are they ‘real’ beans?

Hi Connie. This is what I found re patani. Plant originated from Lima, Peru.

patani
pat´ani’ n. lima beans, kidney beans

here’s some info on the lima beans…my mom adds it to fried rice and pakbet.

Lima beans, native to South America, are ancient legumes that are sometimes referred to as the aristocrat of beans. The climbing plants on which limas grow were already in cultivation when Columbus arrived in the Americas, and archaeologists have discovered 7,000-year-old limas in Peru. Generally whitish in color, flat, and variably sized, they turn pale green when cooked and have a mellow, creamy flavor.
Varieties

Limas are members of the kidney bean family and are predominantly available as two main types: large, “potato” limas and small, baby lima beans, which are half the size of the large variety. Another, less common, variety is the large, speckled Christmas lima. The colors of lima bean varieties range from off-white and pale green to red, purple, brown, and almost black.

in ilokano patani goes with pinakbet.

i love to eat too, it is true Maris says.
more info in this link, http://www.foodreference.com/html/flimabeans.html

Ah, ok. So they are real beans. Thanks for all the info. I think patani will be a favorite in the weeks to come.

i was going to say they looked like lima beans to me..and since everybody said it is, so i guess they are..hehehe

finally found someone who is familiar with patani! i can’t seem to find it though here in metro manila markets. in pamganga we usually use it in making sinigang na baboy sa kamatis. yum

ms sassy,

naku, try nyo po kaya yung local “laswa” ng Iloilo. all vegetables

familiar po kayo?

keithchiko, i agree that they’re a little hard to find in wet markets; i found this bunch in the supermarket.

Sorry, Kats, hindi eh.