The difference between red beans and adzuki beans is as follows: different appearance, different usage and different taste.
1, the shape is different
Crimson beans are longer, slightly flat, it is smaller particles. The red bean is cylindrical shape, compared to the red bean volume is greater, the two color is dark brown-red, there is no difference.
2, the use of different
Chinese beans are often used as porridge or soup, do filling, do snacks can be, red beans used to make delicious red bean paste sugar water, such as red bean paste, red bean lily sugar water, red bean lotus seed sugar water.
3, taste different
Red beans will become soft when cooked, and tastes soft, but red beans even after soaking and then cooked, is not rotten, tastes hard.
Selection of red beans:
1, according to the color selection
Quality of the red bean color is red, not particularly bright, not dark; those who look very bright red beans, most of them have been through a special way to deal with.
2, according to the taste of the selection
Fresh red beans smell of beans, and storage time longer red beans do not have this taste, if the red beans have been moldy, smell will have a moldy taste.
3, observe the presence of wormholes
Good quality red beans have a smooth surface without blemishes, if the purchase of red beans, red beans are found on the surface of the wormholes, then do not buy.