Hairy Board Green Fava Beans

Hairy Board Green Fava Beans

　　Taicang Hairy Board Green Fava Beans are a famous agricultural specialty product of Jiangsu Province and are considered top-quality among fava bean varieties. They are produced within a ten-mile radius around Maojiashi (now Xinqiao Township) in Taicang City, locally known as "Xuangong Beans." As Maojiashi prospered over time, merchants from other regions came specifically to Maojiashi to purchase them, and they thus became widely known as "Mao Board Green."

　　The five-spice beans at Shanghai’s Old City God Temple are made using Mao Board Green beans as the main ingredient and are exported as far as Southeast Asia, enjoying an excellent reputation. The characteristics of Mao Board Green beans include their green color, large size, broad shape, indented tail, white and clean bean flesh, delicious and glutinous taste, easy to cook yet not greasy. They weigh about 130 to 135 grams per hundred beans—approximately 20 grams more than the average variety—and are rich in various nutrients, making them an outstanding choice among vegetable-based foods.