Red bean

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Red bean may refer to:

  • (Vigna angularis), 紅豆Red Bean (Red bean), also know as Azuki bean. It is most common in East Asia, and is used typically as a dessert. It has the nickname 相思豆(Requited Love bean). This stems from the poet 王维's piece in Tong dynasty:

"红豆生南国,春来发几枝。 愿君多采撷,此物最相思".