{"product_id":"tapilan-beans-philippines","title":"Tapilan Beans (Philippines)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTapilan is a Southeast Asian legume that is also called Rice Bean as it looks a bit like rice, and is eaten with or instead of rice in soups and stews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a vining plant (3-6 feet high) with yellow flowers and clusters of long thin bean pods (3-5 inches long) with 6-10 oblong seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur seeds come originally from our friend Beatrice Misa Crisostomo of Global Seed Savers in the Philippines where it was once more common than the imported mung bean, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.marketmanila.com\/archives\/tapilan-rice-beans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eaccording to a 2007 article in Market Manila\u003c\/a\u003e promoting the indigenous bean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dry beans are a good source of protein, essential amino acids, and minerals, and are often served as \u003cem\u003edal,\u003c\/em\u003e having been soaked overnight and boiled with spices. Can also be cooked or roasted as flour and ground to make deep fried dishes or snacks. Young pods and leaves are sometimes eaten as cooked vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso known as: Chi xiao dou, Mi dou, Mi chi dou, Hong xiao dou, Xiao hong dou, Chi xiao dou, Kacang uci, Shima tsuru azuki, Tsuru azuki, Raisu biin, Sandaek angkat miéhs, Sandaek riech mieh, Thwax la:ng te:l, Thwax sade:t pax, Thwax phi, Kattuzhunnu, Kacang sepalit, Thua daeng, Thua pae, Ma pae, Dau gao, Dau nho nhe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.marketmanila.com\/archives\/tapilan-rice-beans\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.marketmanila.com\/archives\/tapilan-rice-beans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.stuartxchange.org\/Tapilan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.stuartxchange.org\/Tapilan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays to maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per pack:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80-90\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96% on 09\/19\/2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting \/ harvesting notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sow safely after frost, any time between late May and mid-June. Full sun, plenty of room and airflow. Thin to 2-4 inches in row, but give at least 12 inches between rows. Can be eaten picked fresh but most often used as a dried bean (harvest when pod turns crispy and brown).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSeed keeping notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllow pods to dry fully into a brown crispy state. This is when they are ready to harvest for seed. If necessary, lay them out to dry a little longer in their pods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Truelove Seeds Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44209215045870,"sku":"VIG-023","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2406\/3467\/files\/TapilanBeansPhilippines_edsqsm.jpg?v=1687363647","url":"https:\/\/trueloveseeds.sbs\/products\/tapilan-beans-philippines","provider":"Truelove Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}