Black bean. Shiny, kidney-shaped beans with black skin, white meat and a slightly sweet flavour. They are used in feijoada and black bean stew.
Indigenous to South America, the feijoa is a medium-green, oval-shaped fruit of about 2.5 inches/ 8 centimeters in length with a soft, gritty, white flesh similar to that of a pear. The peel is smooth, yet bumpy in texture, and the flavor of the fruit is sweet and tart like the combination of pineapple, banana, and quince, with a slight aromatic eucalyptus quality. The peel is bitter. Feijoas are ripe when the fruit yields to light pressure. They are best served at room temperature and may be ripened by enclosing with an apple in a paper bag. To separate the pulp from the peel, scoop out pulp and small seeds together with a spoon.
