Cooking with : Beans

Beans contain about 80 species of the Fabaceae family. It includes annual herbs native to Central America, the best known is the common bean grown as a vegetable in all temperate and warm regions of the globe.

In terms of herbal medicine, above all, beans are low calorie and adapted to slimming diets, provided they do not fry in a pan with 100g of butter. The beans have beta-carotene that would be extreme importance to the prevention of certain cancers and cardiovascular diseases. It is his virtue diuretic that is the best known, beans are sometimes used as a cure to relieve the kidneys. Beyond that, it would also recommend to treat nervous system disorders and rheumatism. Beans also have the inositol which has the property of strengthening the heart.

Thai fondue

This is Thai fondue with beef, pork and veal. Let yourself be tempted by this Thai dish!
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Bihon Pancit – fried noodles

Bihon pancit are fried noodles , there are many variations here with chicken. This dish comes from the Philippines.
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Gin thoke – ginger salad

In Burma they are very fond of salad, here’s Gin Thoke is a salad with ginger.
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Banh Chung – glutinous rice cake with pork

Banh Chung is an glutinous rice cake with pork and mung beans, this is a traditional dish of Vietnam who often used during the Lunar New Year.
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