Lost Crops of the Incas Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation (1989) / Chapter Skim
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Nunas- Popping Beans
Nunas- Popping Beans
Pages 172-179
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Heated with a little oil, nunas burst out of their seed coats. The effect is less dramatic than popping popcorn nunas don't fly in the air; they open like small butterflies spreading their wings.2 The resulting product is soft and tastes somewhat like roasted peanuts.
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It is already widely used by some urban mestizos, and in both highland towns and some coastal cities it sells at prices similar to those obtained for the most favored bean cultivars.3 3 Nuhas are most often found in "serrano" (Andean Indian) markets, such as the Mercado Mayorista in Lima, that are frequented by Indians from the highlands.
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They are toasted for 5-10 minutes in a hot frying pan, which is usually coated with vegetable oil or animal fat.4 The seed coat splits in two or more places, often between the cotyledons. The toasted product is served at main meals as a side dish, is eaten as a snack, and in southern Peru—is often sold to tourists.5 NUTRITION Nutrient levels are high and similar to those of the common bean.
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~ The Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) in Call, Colombia, is now actively trying to introduce resistance to important diseases (such as bean common mosaic virus and anthracnose)
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At the moment, there is no certain recognition, and developing such a test is necessary both for the national marketing of the crop and for understanding the genetic control of the nuna's intrinsic characteristics. A major step in promoting nunas is obtaining basic information on the popped product.
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SPECIES INFORMATION Botanical Name Phaseolus vulgaris Linnaeus Family Leguminosae (Fabaceae) Common Names Quechua: nunas (Cajamarca, La Libertad, Trujillo, Lima)
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In the northern Peruvian Andes, where nunas are almost a staple, the most common color forms marketed are gray and white speckled (nuna pava) , light red (nuna man)
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