Wierd Vegetable?

Question

The other day I saw a vegetable being bagged at Wegmans. It was green and looked like very long string beans. Probably about 1 foot long. They had a piece of plastic wrap around the bunch to keep them together. My mom said something possible asian, but i dont know! 10 pts. for the right answer.

Answer 1

You are correct in saying that these are Asian veggies and that they are in the string bean family. They are both. I am not certain of the English name but I do know they are used often in Asian buffet food. We often go to the Asian buffet down the street. The cuisine includes these string beans. I inquired one evening when I piled my plate high with these delicious veggies...the young Asian waitstaff told me the name...it was in Chinese. These are best stir fried with a tad ginger and garlic. They are high in vitamin A and C. As a vegan, I eat them and the other veggies with the veggie lo mein at the Asian buffet.

Answer 2

It's a yardlong bean.
The yardlong bean is also known as the long-podded cowpea, asparagus bean, snake bean, or Chinese long bean. It is known as dau gok in Cantonese, thua fak yao in Thai and kacang panjang in Malay. Despite the name, the pods are actually only about half a yard long; the subspecies name sesquipedalis (one-and-a-half-foot-long) is a rather exact approximation of the pods' length.

This plant is of a different genus and is only distantly related to the common bean. It is a vigorous climbing annual vine. A variety of the cowpea family, it is grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods and has uses very similar to that of a green bean. The pods, which begin to form just 60 days after sowing, hang in pairs. They are best if picked for vegetable use before they reach full maturity. The plant is subtropical/tropical and most widely grown in the warmer parts of Southeastern Asia, Thailand, and Southern China. Yardlong beans are quick-growing and daily checking/harvesting is often a necessity. The many varieties of yardlong beans are usually distinguished by the different colors of their mature seeds.

Answer 3

Asian green beans. Usually cooked by boiling and then topping with soy and sesame sauce or added to beef dishes.

Answer 4

Sounds like chives to me...they're actually an herb, I think.

Here's a picture:
http://holla-fresh.com.au/chives.jpg

Is that it?

Answer 5

i think it not what it is it could be another plant

Answer 6

was it Asparagus???