The beans are lima beans. They did not show any discoloration at first, but after boiling, these black areas appeared. Google and Google Lens were not definitive. It doesn't look like anthracnose, and the location is similar to the black areas on black-eyed beans, so I assume this is a discoloration of some normal structure, but thought I'd ask the readership here, who seem to know about all sorts of esoterica.
Could be oxidizing. If the liquid was slimy, don't eat 'em
ReplyDeleteThe hilum of the bean. Hilum: The scar on a seed, such as a bean, indicating the point of attachment to the funiculus.
ReplyDeletePretty sure they are fans of Will.I.Am and Fergie, and come from Peru.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to see if you can elicit a color change by changing the pH. I think it's probably a natural anthocyanin pigment that is is exposed because the seed coat became translucent during cooking.
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