Culinary Skills - Vegetables
 
Family: Legumes

Anasazi Bean
(Phaseolus vulgaris)

Country of Origin



Arizona

Peak Season:


Available dried year around, however the harvest season is late Summer into early Autumn

Usage:

This type of "white bean" is similar to Calico or Appaloosa. They
are fast cooking with a sweet flavor that can be used in any dish.
The Anasazi were Indians who lived in the four corners area (now Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico) dating back to 130 A.D. The are best identified with their substantial architectural achievements known today as "cliff dwellings". Mesa Verde National Park, Hovenweep, Canyon de Chelly and many other dwelling that dot the arid countryside, represent these structures. "Anasazi" is a Navajo word perhaps best translated as "the ancient ones".

Anasazi Beans  were one of the few crops cultivated by the Anasazi. They were found in the ruins by settlers to the four corners area in the early 1900's. Presently they are grown at 7,000 ft. elevation on the same land the Anasazi inhabited.

Anasazi Beans are considered an unusually tasty baking bean, very scrumptious with ham and flavorful in Mexican dishes. This sweeter and mealier bean will allow many culinary delights! They also contain 75% less of the gas-causing carbohydrates compared to pinto beans!

Here are some good links to these wonderful beans:
http://csf.colorado.edu/earthships/apr98/0243.html

Here is a good source for the Anasazi beans:
http://www.anasazibeans.com/beans.html

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