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  Azuki bean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The azuki bean (also spelled adzuki) is an annual vine widely grown throughout eastern Asia and the Himalaya for its small (approximately 5 mm) bean.
Azuki beans are also commonly eaten sprouted, or boiled in a hot, tea-like drink.
In Japan, rice with azuki beans (赤飯; sekihan) is traditionally cooked for auspicious occasions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Azuki   (358 words)

  
 Potential New Specialty Crops from Asia: Azuki Bean, Edamame Soybean, and Astragalus
Azuki seeds are subcylindric with subtruncated ends with a length of 5.0 to 9.1 mm, width of 4.0 to 6.3 mm, thickness of 4.1 to 6.0 mm, and weight of 50 to 250 mg/seed (McClary 1990).
Azuki is or could be grown in ecosystems with between 530 to 1730 mm of annual precipitation, a 7.8° to 27.8°C range in mean annual air temperature, a soil pH between 5.0 to 7.5 and up to 48deg.N latitude (Duke 1981).
Azuki an, either in a smooth or chunky form, is used in numerous East Asian foods and desserts such as cakes, manju (steamed an-filled buns), yokan (cold gelatinized an slices), taiyaki (an-filled waffle), ice cream, snow cone toppings, and as a base for a beverage served hot from vending machines (Shiruko).
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/proceedings1993/V2-045.html   (3684 words)

  
 Azuki biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Azuki (小豆, also adzuki) is the Japanese red bean Vigna angularis.
In Chinese the azuki bean is known as hong xiao dou (红小豆), lit.
Azuki beans are usually prepared by boiling the beans with sugar, resulting in a paste called an (餡) in Japanese and dou sha (豆沙) in Chinese.
azuki.biography.ms   (125 words)

  
 AZUKI BEAN FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In English-language discussions of Chinese topics, the term "red bean" is often used (especially in reference to red_bean_paste), but in other contexts this usage can cause confusion with other beans that are also red.
In Japan, rice with azuki beans (赤飯;; ''sekihan'') is traditionally cooked for auspicious occasions.
Azuki beans are also used to produce amanattō;.
velocipay.com /azuki_bean   (325 words)

  
 Homo-Phytochelatins Are Synthesized in Response to Cadmium in Azuki Beans -- Oven et al. 126 (3): 1275 -- PLANT ...
Homo-Phytochelatins Are Synthesized in Response to Cadmium in Azuki Beans -- Oven et al.
Homo-Phytochelatins Are Synthesized in Response to Cadmium in Azuki Beans
An HPLC chromatogram of the control azuki bean root extracts (not treated with Cd) is shown in Figure 1A.
www.plantphysiol.org /cgi/content/full/126/3/1275   (2490 words)

  
 Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi
Azuki bean is an ancient and important crop in Japan.
Azuki is considered to have been domesticated in China, Korea or Japan from its wild ancestral form, V.angularis var.
Azuki bean is an annual food legume belonging to the subgenus Ceratotropis in the genus Vigna.
www.gene.affrc.go.jp /htbin/plant/image/get_logo_e?plno=54261005   (446 words)

  
 Herbicides for Azuki Production
Azuki seeds first were screened for uniformity of size and freedom from mechanical damage and then approximately 500 unblemished seeds of uniform size were imbibed with water for two days to identify those that were hard-seeded.
Azuki treated with chloramben, metolachlor, EPTC + ethalfluralin, and ethalfluralin (0.84 kg ai/ha) emerged faster compared to nontreated plants (Table 1).
Washington State azuki producers can use ethalfluralin (1.46 kg ai/ha), which is registered for use on dry edible beans such as azuki, to minimize phytotoxicity and maximize weed control in azuki production but not in combination with bentazon.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/proceedings1993/V2-590.html   (1539 words)

  
 H.P. Schmid Inc. Worldwide traders of agricultural products and food ingredients.
At least 50 other beans and legumes are also used to make these pastes, but the azuki bean is the most prized, in large part due to its desirable red color, but also due to a delicate flavor and to the characteristic grainy texture of the pastes made from it.
Harvest: Azuki beans are typically harvested in the middle of September (in Minnesota/ Michigan).
Azuki beans are also grown in south China, Korea, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines.
www.hpschmid.com /products/beans/azuki.html   (333 words)

  
 Azuki Bean - ENaturalHealthCenter.com (e2121.com)
Azuki beans need about 120 days from sowing to the time the seeds and pods are dry.
Azuki is also used primarily as a dry bean, for sprouts, whole, or ground into bean meal, but many cooks use them green.
Because azuki is good at expelling dampness from the body, those who are thin should avoid consuming azuki too much for too long as it would make them even thinner.
www.e2121.com /food_db/viewherb.php3?viewid=350   (755 words)

  
 Plant Configuration and Population Effects on Yield of Azuki Bean in Washington State
Azuki [Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi and Ohashi] is an edible legume grown and used for centuries primarily in the East Asian countries of Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan.
Azuki may be an alternative crop that producers can rotate with small grains and alfalfa.
Azuki yield in this study was comparable to the other dry edible beans grown in Washington State and was within the range of azuki yield grown in Minnesota (Cox 1978) and in Japan (McClary et al.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/proceedings1993/v2-588.html   (1110 words)

  
 Crop Science: AFLP Markers for Characterizing the Azuki Bean Complex.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
AFLP Markers for Characterizing the Azuki Bean Complex.
However, little is known about the wild and weedy relatives and their relationship with the cultigen.
This study was conducted to obtain information on the population genetic diversity of the azuki bean complex germplasm and relate this information to breeding, conservation, and evolution in this complex.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:63605067&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (190 words)

  
 Azuki Bean Cells Are Hypersensitive to Cadmium and Do Not Synthesize Phytochelatins -- Inouhe et al. 123 (3): 1029 -- ...
Azuki bean cells (100 mg) were inoculated in 30 mL of liquid Murashige-Skoog medium and treated with 0 to 100 µ
the GSH biosynthesis in azuki bean cells is not affected.
Azuki bean cells were grown in Murashige-Skoog medium in the presence or absence of 50 µ
www.plantphysiol.org /cgi/content/full/123/3/1029   (4311 words)

  
 A La Cuisine!: IMBB 11: Fried Azuki Bean Ice Cream
On Saturday I made azuki bean ice cream, and today my plan was to coat scoops of the ice cream with panko (Japanese bread crumbs) and deep fry them in hot oil.
Sweet Azuki bean paste serves as the foundation for many Japanese desserts, and is used in this recipe to flavour the ice cream and the sauce.
Zarah Maria - I chose azuki beans because it was one of the few beans I could think of that are normally used for sweet, instead of savory dishes.
www.alacuisine.org /alacuisine/2005/01/imbb_11_fried_a.html   (2652 words)

  
 AZUKI BEANS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Bring Azuki to a boil on high fire.
Then lower the flame and let it simmer between 1 - 1 ½ hours, until the beans are tender.
Azuki beans are very benefical for the kidneys.
users.bart.nl /users/lightnet/health/receipts/beans/beans.html   (141 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
She wants to make them a couple of her favorites, azuki mochi and kanten, or possibly gelatin as she's worried about being able to find kanten in Texas.
Local cookbooks are full of recipes for azuki -- or an, as it is called once it's been turned into a paste.
Azuki, or Japanese red beans, are sold in dry form or canned as tsubushi an (cooked, strained beans) or koshi an (mashed beans).
starbulletin.com /2001/01/03/features/request.html   (452 words)

  
 Summary of report: Seed quality of Azuki and Kintoki Beans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Kintokis are usually consumed as sweetened whole beans (amanatto) and azukis are generally made into a sweetened paste (ahn) that is made into various products such as confectionery (wagashi).
Five commercial azuki crops were monitored during 1999/2000 in an attempt to validate the results of previous small plot experiments conducted as part of a PhD thesis by the author.
The cooler the air temperatures during pod-fill the brighter, paler and larger are the azukis and duller, darker and larger are the kintokis.
www.rirdc.gov.au /reports/NPP/01-122sum.html   (485 words)

  
 AZUKI Nana Interview - JAM Vol. 12
Keyboardist Azuki Nana, who is in charge of writing the lyrics, is our guest for this month's third installment.
AZUKI: Since the thing I focus on most is "writing naturally," the sound of the words, or matching the melody, or the splitting of lines...
AZUKI: Furui-san's (Furui Hirohito, who handles keyboards and arrangement) sound has changed, and Okamoto-san's (guitarist, Okamoto Hitoshi) contributions are different now, and Yuri-ppe, being Yuri-ppe, just thinks about what kind of melody she wants to create.
www.lava.net /~raistlin/reviews/gc-jam012.html   (1107 words)

  
 La Gondola Del Amor
Azusa Noyama es una niña de 11 años que estudia 5º de primaria, todos la conocen por el mote de Azuki y a gracias a este curioso apodo conoce antes que nadie a un chico nuevo que acaba de llegar a su escuela, Yûnosuke del que se enamora lentamente.
Azuki por su parte debido a esto y a su típica costumbre de levantarle la falda le tiene ya hasta tirria.
El padre de Azuki también fue niño en alguna ocasión y como tal también tuvo su primer amor, este fue una compañera suya de clase muy guapa a la que todos los chicos temían xD por eso siempre recibía regalos de todos ellos ya que estos temían que tomase represalias contra ellos.
www.msnusers.com /lagondoladelamor/azuki.msnw   (692 words)

  
 AFLP Markers for Characterizing the Azuki Bean Complex -- Xu et al. 40 (3): 808 -- Crop Science
AFLP Markers for Characterizing the Azuki Bean Complex -- Xu et al.
the population genetic diversity of the azuki bean complex germplasm
of azuki bean suggest they may be useful for crop improvement.
crop.scijournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/40/3/808   (374 words)

  
 AFLP Markers for Characterizing the Azuki Bean Complex -- Xu et al. 40 (3): 808 -- Crop Science
that the origin of weedy azuki bean is related to the wild form.
during domestication of azuki bean and represents a semi-domesticate.
Yamaguchi H. A note on the distribution of semi-wild azuki beans in south-western Japan and their variation in seed color and size (in Japanese).
crop.scijournals.org /cgi/content/full/40/3/808   (3953 words)

  
 AZUKI BEAN AND VEGETABLE SALAD IN PITA BREAD Recipe at Epicurious.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
AZUKI BEAN AND VEGETABLE SALAD IN PITA BREAD
The azuki (Japanese red) beans called for in the following recipe are sometimes referred to as aduki or adzuki beans.
In a small saucepan combine beans with water to cover by 2 inches and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes for azuki beans or about 15 minutes for lentils.
www.epicurious.com /recipes/recipe_views/views/10726   (445 words)

  
 Azuki Bean Cells Are Hypersensitive to Cadmium and Do Not Synthesize Phytochelatins -- Inouhe et al. 123 (3): 1029 -- ...
Azuki Bean Cells Are Hypersensitive to Cadmium and Do Not Synthesize Phytochelatins -- Inouhe et al.
Suspension-cultured cells of azuki bean (Vigna angularis) as well as the original root tissues were hypersensitive to Cd (<10
that azuki bean cells are lacking in the PC synthase activity
www.plantphysiol.org /cgi/content/abstract/123/3/1029   (331 words)

  
 RP channel logs: Fereia, Maldrek, Vilandra
: (Fereia Azuki): At a safe place, away from watching eyes, she unfolds the parchment.
I need a receipt for her sales, and pass her what you see fit for payment, so that she will be free.
: Fereia Azuki stuffs the note into a hidden pocket and nods, still unable to hide her anger.
www.geocities.com /morneson/rpc/fermaldvil.html   (727 words)

  
 AFLP Markers for Characterizing the Azuki Bean Complex -- Xu et al. 40 (3): 808 -- Crop Science
1 Map showing azuki bean complex distribution in Japan and type of population analyzed (shaded triangle, cultivated; shaded circle, wild; unshaded circle, weedy; shaded star complex).
3 The plot of PCA of 41 populations belonging to the azuki bean species complex.
4 UPGM dendrogram representing the associations among individual plants from three different types of natural populations belong to the azuki bean species complex.
crop.scijournals.org /cgi/content/figsonly/40/3/808   (269 words)

  
 Adzuki Beans, Azuki Beans
The adzuki bean holds a place in ceremonial dishes in both Japan and China.
The adzuki bean, sometimes spelled azuki or aduki, is a versatile bean well-loved in Japanese cooking.
It holds a place in ceremonial dishes of both Japan and China, where the beans are used to make traditional dumplings at the New Year and for other festive occasions.
www.truestarhealth.com /Notes/1637009.html   (506 words)

  
 All Recipes | Dessert | Azuki Ice Cream (Japanese Red Beans Ice Cream)
Azuki Ice Cream (Japanese Red Beans Ice Cream)
In a saucepan, combine the azuki beans, 1/3 cup of sugar, lemon juice and water.
Bring to a boil, and boil uncovered for 3 minutes.
dessert.allrecipes.com /az/87470.asp   (281 words)

  
 AZUKI ANDAGI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In azuki andagi, azuki is simply added to regular andagi.
All beans including azuki, symbolize good luck and good health.
The new dishes that are submitted will be evaluated before it is displayed.
www.hawaiiokinawa.com /recipes/page9.html   (193 words)

  
 Ricetta: POLPETTE DI AZUKI | Le ricette di Cosacucino
Cuocete gli azuki in pentola a pressione in acqua pari a tre volte il loro volume per un'ora.
Una volta cotti, scolateli e passateli al passaverdure incorporando al passato tanta acqua di cottura quanto basta per ottenere una purea omogenea, poi lontano dalla fiamma, aggiungete gli altri ingredienti ed amalgamate il tutto con molta cura.
gli azuki sono dei piccoli semi di alcune varieta' di soia.
www.cosacucino.it /oggi-preparo-ricetta.php/id_piatto/249/query/P/page/6/ric/ricetta.html   (200 words)

  
 Azuki replacement stylus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The following table lists all replacement styli for Azuki that we stock.
You will probally find it easiest to find your stylus by looking at the pictures below.
Otherwise you may view the Record Player / System Index or the Cartridge Index for Azuki.
www.styli.co.nz /azuki.html   (54 words)

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