Chi Xiao Dou Adzuki Bean Dried Long Grain Red Beans 500g Bulk Farm Product

Adzuki Bean, known in TCM as Chi Xiao Dou (赤小豆), is the dried seed of Vigna angularis, a staple grain-and-bean botanical in Chinese kitchens. These long-grain red beans are sun-dried whole seeds sold as a raw edible agricultural product. In TCM theory they are traditionally associated with mild sweetness and blandness and are commonly used in soups, congee, and herbal blends. Store in a cool dry place and use as a food ingredient.

Key Selling Points

• Dried long-grain adzuki beans sold in bulk as a raw edible agricultural product
• Botanical source is Vigna angularis, known in TCM as Chi Xiao Dou (赤小豆)
• Sun-dried whole seeds with a naturally firm texture and deep red color
• Traditionally used in Chinese soups, congee, and grain-and-bean blends
• Convenient 500g pack suitable for daily cooking and pantry storage

Quality & Sensory

Typically deep red to dark reddish-brown with an elongated, uniform grain shape and a smooth, hard seed coat. The beans have a mild, earthy aroma, and when simmered they turn tender with a subtly sweet, starchy flavor.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into red bean soup or sweet dessert soup
• Cook with rice or millet for congee and mixed grain porridge
• Add to herbal decoction blends with coix seed or lotus seed
• Use in fillings, stews, and everyday culinary dishes

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Chi Xiao Dou is traditionally associated with the heart and small intestine channels and is valued in daily diet therapy. It is commonly simmered with coix seed (Yi Yi Ren) in classic food-therapy soups, cooked into red bean congee, or paired with grains in seasonal blends. Folk tradition also uses it in summer cooling soups and festive red bean dishes.

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