A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Small brick-red beans commonly used whole or cooked into sweet bean paste.
In the kitchen
Boiled red beans are included in Hainan qingbuliang.
Whole cooked beans and sweet paste are different preparations. In this dessert, hongdou is a general name for red beans.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有红豆吗？
Does this dish contain Adzuki beans?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
