What is Green bean?
[[File:CDC greenbean.jpg|thumb|Whole green beans]] '''Green beans''' are a [[vegetable]]. They are the fruit of [[cultivars]] of the common bean, ''[[Phaseolus vulgaris]]''. Green beans are sold fresh, [[frozen food|frozen]] or canned. Green beans are cooked by [[steaming]], [[boiling]], [[stir frying]], [[deep frying]], or in [[casserole]]s. In the [[United States]], they are sometimes served in casserole with [[mushroom]]s, fried [[onion]]s and [[cream]]. In [[Chinese cuisine]], they are often stir-fried with [[garlic]] and [[douchi]] (fermented black soybeans). In [[Japanese cuisine]], they are served as [[tempura]]. Green beans contain [[lectin]]s. That makes them harmful if a person eats too many raw or improperly cooked ones. [[Category:Beans]]