Category Archives: Most Important Vegetables

“How did the lima bean get its name?”

 Lima bean are one of America’s favorite beans.  This large, flat bean takes its name from the city of Lima.  Peru, where the bean has long been cultivated as a food.  (Although the city’s name, Lima, is pronounced LEE ma, the bean is properly called LIE ma).  Like other beans, limas are seeds that grow …

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