Hyacinth bean, seed (whole)

The edible seed of the hyacinth bean plant, with its protective thin hull (commonly called "skin") but without pod husk. It requires prolonged cooking with several changes of water to get rid of the cyanogenic glycosides.

Also known as: Lablab; Lablab bean; Pig-ears; Rongai dolichos; Dolichos bean; Lab-lab bean; Poor man's bean; Tonga bean; Bonavist bean; Seim bean; Egyptian kidney bean; Bataw