Runner Beans

[meatboy]

has anybody seen any runner beans,had some brought over from uk.oh what am i missing even birds eye frozen would do.or i wonder would they grow over here,you know the ones i am on about,stick,kidney they are also known as.

[mallyrd]

Local runner beans are available in most supermarkets, they are not unlike the home grown ones you might find in the west. Kidney beans might be in the same family as runner beans but a different animal altogether.

[meatboy]

Local runner beans are available in most supermarkets, they are not unlike the home grown ones you might find in the west. Kidney beans might be in the same family as runner beans but a different animal altogether.

kidney beans come from the runner bean when left to grow they are then left to dry,when you plant runner beans it is the inner kidney shaped bean that you use,so they are not a diff.animal same same.maybe your thinking of broad beans

[mallyrd]

Local runner beans are available in most supermarkets, they are not unlike the home grown ones you might find in the west. Kidney beans might be in the same family as runner beans but a different animal altogether.

kidney beans come from the runner bean when left to grow they are then left to dry,when you plant runner beans it is the inner kidney shaped bean that you use,so they are not a diff.animal same same.maybe your thinking of broad beans

I reckon you are right.

[Darrel]

I love runner beans also. In fact I've been dreaming about the plateful of Kenyan ones I will have as my first meal when I'm next in the UK. (Why are all fresh runner beans in UK supermarkets from Kenya anyway?)

The beans they have here are totally different, both in texture and flavour. Kidney beans are also very different to runners, though they are both types of Phaseolus.

If anywhere had imported frozen runners I would expect it to be Tops. They have quite a lot of Waitrose frozen produce.

[tutsiwarrior]

last week I bought a kilo of green beans - what the brits call 'runner beans' - at the market for 20baht; made a bean salad and they were quite tasty...green beans are also known as string beans because you got to trim and 'de-string' the beans and the beans that I bought were 'stringy'...

they also got them foot long beans which taste similar but have a different texture...

my grandma's green beans with hog jowl were memorable with grandad sitting at the kitchen table de-stringing the beans before cooking...a staple of US southern cuisine...

[meatboy]

runner beans in the uk are now out of season used to have loads from our neighbours allotment exp.the first couple of crops,then they go stringy,i have had the ones from kenya m&s i think was the first to sell them.the thai long beans are nowhere near as good,so i am going to get some beans to plant sent over,plenty of rotting grass kept in black plastic bin bags should do the trick.

[tutsiwarrior]

runner beans in the uk are now out of season used to have loads from our neighbours allotment exp.the first couple of crops,then they go stringy,i have had the ones from kenya m&s i think was the first to sell them.the thai long beans are nowhere near as good,so i am going to get some beans to plant sent over,plenty of rotting grass kept in black plastic bin bags should do the trick.

yeah...green beans are a summer vegetable, I useta have loads in my garden in Richmond, CA; would harvest about the same time as the tomatoes and the squashes but useta pick them off the vine all during the season...

better watch out with them Kenya beans; I heard that green beans are associated with voodoo rituals in them savage places...

[Darrel]

last week I bought a kilo of green beans - what the brits call 'runner beans' - at the market for 20baht

They aren't the same type at all. Very different shape, texture and flavour.

There's nothing wrong with the Thai ones (which are more like French beans), but all the ones I have seen are certainly not "proper" runner beans.

[tutsiwarrior]

last week I bought a kilo of green beans - what the brits call 'runner beans' - at the market for 20baht

They aren't the same type at all. Very different shape, texture and flavour.

There's nothing wrong with the Thai ones (which are more like French beans), but all the ones I have seen are certainly not "proper" runner beans.

yeah...I know the thai 'french' type beans that you refer to; they're about 12'' long and thin...then there are proper 'green beans' or 'runner beans' available (much more plump and about 6" long) but you have to look for them...available in bulk at fresh markets and packaged many times at Lotus...look at the 'Bean Salad' thread in the Thai Food forum for a photo of the thai beans...

[Darrel]

yeah...I know the thai 'french' type beans that you refer to; they're about 12'' long and thin...then there are proper 'green beans' or 'runner beans' available (much more plump and about 6" long) but you have to look for them...available in bulk at fresh markets and packaged many times at Lotus...look at the 'Bean Salad' thread in the Thai Food forum for a photo of the thai beans...

I think I've seen those beans also in supermarkets and regular markets here. To me they are similar to what I know as Spanish beans; a bit like proper runner beans but flatter with more pronounced bulges, and a less textured surface. And a very different taste as far as I'm concerned. Also known by the French as flat beans.

[Darrel]

I had a look in the freezer compartment in Tops Central Festival. They had just about every sort of frozen Waitrose bean and pea known to man ... except runner beans.

[meatboy]

yeah...I know the thai 'french' type beans that you refer to; they're about 12'' long and thin...then there are proper 'green beans' or 'runner beans' available (much more plump and about 6" long) but you have to look for them...available in bulk at fresh markets and packaged many times at Lotus...look at the 'Bean Salad' thread in the Thai Food forum for a photo of the thai beans...

I think I've seen those beans also in supermarkets and regular markets here. To me they are similar to what I know as Spanish beans; a bit like proper runner beans but flatter with more pronounced bulges, and a less textured surface. And a very different taste as far as I'm concerned. Also known by the French as flat beans.

as a matter of fact i used to buy these beans when ours where out of season,flat and pale but they were ok.i have seen thai's picking what looks like beans off trees around by us i'l have to give them a try.