These beans have many uses in Korean cuisine: they are used in porridges, pancakes, as filling for desserts, or to grow mung beans to be used in other dishes. They have a nutty flavor and are similar in taste to red beans (aka Azuki beans). They also have many uses when dried and shelled. Find them in a Korean grocery store with the beans and grains.

- Dried mung beans
- Other English name(s): moong beans, green grams
- Scientific name: Vigna radiata
- Classified under: Fruits & Vegetables
- Korean name: 마른녹두
- Romanized: Mareun-nokdu
- Wikipedia entry for dried mung beans
My cookbooks
Which to get? Both are best sellers. Choose Maangchi’s Real Korean Cooking for recipes and instructions for making essential pastes and sauces, or Maangchi’s Big Book of Korean Cooking for more recipes, photos, and variety.



