Chi xiao dou: plant guide
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- Publisher / author
- Ministry of Agriculture, Taiwan
- Source language
- Traditional Chinese
- Actually accessed
- 2026-11-04
- Published date
- Not confirmed
- Material type
- Institutional reference
- Access status
- Actually accessed
- What this source cannot establish
- Educational source; does not authenticate a retail product or establish meal-level clinical efficacy.
Supports: Vigna umbellata · aliases · confusion with red beans
Original source information
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- Original title
- 赤小豆：植物圖鑑
- Original publisher / author
- 臺灣農業部
- Original source language code
- zh-Hant
- Original material type
- institutional reference
- Original supported topics
- Vigna umbellata · aliases · confusion with red beans
- Original access status
- accessible
- Recorded access date
- 2026-11-04
- Recorded publication date
- —
- Original review notes
- Educational source; does not authenticate a retail product or establish meal-level clinical efficacy.
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Chi xiao dou & adzuki: reading the names · Red bean and chi xiao dou: clarify the names
Shopping names such as red bean, chi xiao dou and adzuki should not be treated as exact synonyms. NParks identifies adzuki/red bean as Vigna angularis; Taiwan’s agriculture plant reference uses the name chi xiao dou for Vigna umbellata and lists rice-bean aliases.
Original Chinese wording
- 赤小豆
Chi xiao dou & adzuki: reading the names · What to buy
Read the botanical or ingredient name before choosing a recipe: MOA’s chi xiao dou record is Vigna umbellata, whereas NParks’ adzuki is Vigna angularis. Prefer intact dry food seeds and a traceable packet. Keep both names visible when asking a seller.
Chi xiao dou & adzuki: reading the names · Two questions before making red-bean paste
First ask what bean is declared; then ask whether the product is dry beans or already-prepared paste. NParks links Vigna angularis to cooked soups and confectionery paste. That helps identify a culinary use, but it does not resolve every packet marked hong dou or chi xiao dou. If botanical identity matters to your purchase, retain the label and ask the supplier rather than using seed colour as the deciding test.
Chi xiao dou & adzuki: reading the names · What remains uncertain
These sources do not authenticate a retail packet or establish a disease treatment effect. The important practical step is to keep the original name, form and supplier information together. Use the grocery-label guide when asking a seller to clarify an ambiguous name.