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- Kabuli Chana (Garbanzos) : Kabuli Chana is also called Garbanzos (beans) or Chickpeas. Kabuli are the best quality and are prized kinds of Chickpeas. One of the oldest cultivated legume species known, going back as far as 5400 B.C. in the Near East. They are pale and light brown and are used whole.
Kacamak refers to a dish that is prepared in the former Yugoslavia that is a thick, creamy corn soup, which is eaten with unleavened baked corn bread.
Kacang is the Indonesian generic word for "Bean", such as
Kacang Hijau (Mung bean), and Kacang Merah (Red Kidney bean)
Kacang Hijau (Mung bean), and Kacang Merah (Red Kidney bean)
Kacang Panjang refers to "long bean"(Vigna unguiculata) in Indonesia. These long, thin beans can grow over one foot in length, very similar to green beans. It is also known in English as yard long bean, snake bean, long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean or chinese long bean
The crisp, tender pods are eaten both fresh and cooked. They are at their best when young and slender. They are sometimes cut into short sections for cooking uses. They are used in stir-fries in Chinese cuisine. In Malaysian cuisine they are often stir-fried with chilis and Sambal or used in cooked salads called Kerabu.
Chinese long beans have a more delicate flavor and are common in Cantonese cuisine.