While green beans and peas may often find themselves side by side on the dinner plate, they are distinct ... part has a thicker texture and maybe a small piece of stem still attached.

Maybe all the hot yoga she was doing was melting her mind. Who would order just a plate of green beans for lunch? Have one, she said, as we munched on our lemon chicken. We ate one. Then another.

Chinese long beans — also known as yard-long beans, pea beans, long-podded cowpeas, snake beans, bodi, and bora — are much like green beans ... dry sherry.­ In a small bowl, mix the pork ...

These green bean recipes showcase everything we love about the versatile veg—regardless of which name (French beans, haricot verts, string beans, snap beans, or just plain snaps) you call them by.