spiced & seasoned adzuki beans

Most of ya’ll know that one of my favorite foods is beans~~most any kind of bean out there~~well, there is one bean that I just don’t care for and that’s black eyed peas...go figure, it’s so Southern, and being a Southern belle,

I should think these things are the cat’s meow, but nada for me. But most all other beans just make my heart sing~~now this one, the adzuki bean, has an earthy, nutty taste and a tad on the sweet side making them mighty tasty. And, like most beans, they’re just down right GOOD for you in so many ways! Now you can get them canned like most beans, but there’s no comparison in flavor and taste and cooking from the dry beans! The azuki bean (from the Japanese (azuki?)), also known as adzuki or aduki, is an annual vine, Vigna angularis, widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small (approximately 5 mm) bean. - See more at: http://www.allyskitchen.com/2013/12/18/spiced-seasoned-adzuki-beans/#sthash.k3sEKTUF.dpuf