General Information
Entirely edible, these beans can be eaten raw, steamed, or used in soups and stews. The purple bean will lose most of its color when cooked, the yellow will not.
An heirloom variety that is the color of a pale sun with a snappy and extremely succulent texture and very sweet of-the-earth flavor. Wax beans are slender, long and uniform in shape. Varying from light to deep yellow, wax beans have a thinner, velvety skin and a more subtle flavor than the common green bean.
History
The original version of this particular bean grew in the tropical climate of Central and South America. “Wax” has become a common term and is used in referring to any yellow bean whether it is waxy or not. True wax bean types actually do have a waxy texture and feel. Growing in both tropical and temperate areas, wax beans prefer at least a fifty-day frost-free growing time.
