Kidney Beans Other Names. The shape almost looks like a kidney granting it the name we know today. Dry beans include the black or turtle bean great northern kidney cannellini navy pinto red and white bean.
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Dry beans are beans left to mature and then dry on the vine. Kidney beans were named so after the kidney. Red kidney beans should not be confused with other red beans such as adzuki beans.
The kidney bean is a variety of the common bean phaseolus vulgaris.
The shape almost looks like a kidney granting it the name we know today. Red speckled kidney beans which have a longer shape and they have some red speckles on them. Meatier than navy or great northern beans they have a nutty earthy flavor and tender flesh and are often used in italian dishes like minestrone. Red kidney beans which are the most common variety.
