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Winged bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Photo by Olivia Chee
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Hortpark

Notes:

Young and tender pods are edible, and can be eaten raw as part of salad, or stir-fried with sambal.
The roots and mature seeds are also edible.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Olivia Chee
Thanks, Debbie and Kevogecko. Stir-fry seems to be the way to go!
kevogecko
In these parts, we call it "Four-angled" beans. If you google it, you will find it under "Goa" beans. Delicious as a dish, stir-fried (quickly) in a wok with some oil and garlic.

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