Are butter beans and broad beans the same?

Answer 1

A lima bean it green and a little flat. A butter bean is also flat, but much larger--often 1.5 inches long. Before cooking, the "butter bean" (as it is known in the Southern U.S. and some other places) is white or creamy colored. After cooking, it is usually a tan to light brown colored. Lima beans usually have a somewhat tart taste, while butter beans are much milder and sweeter.

Answer 2

It depends, which is the problem with common names. Here in North Carolina, butter beans are harvested first and and are considered more delicious. Grow them or look for them freshly shelled at farmers' markets.

Answer 3

No. Butter beans are lima beans or an early bearing variety of lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus). Broad beans are fava beans (Vicia faba). When you cook any but the smallest fava beans, you have to shell them and then peel each bean.

Answer 4

ANSWER:Yes. Butter beans is just another name for them.

Answer 5

Butter beans and broad beans are not the same thing. Broad beans are part of the Vicia faba species while butter beans are part of the Phaseolus lunatus species.

Answer 6

No. A butter bean is a larger bean, flat, and can tend toward a chalky flavor if not cooked carefully. Navy beans are much smaller, mild and creamy.

Answer 7

no, edamae is soy bean, lima bean is lima bean