Butter bean

The butter bean is the eye-catching yellow variety of green bean. It gets its name from its soft, creamy flavour. You can’t eat butter beans raw—you need to cook, steam or blanch them first.

Smart
tips

Cleaning

To prep your butter beans, snap off the stem ends. Then cook them just like green beans.

When is it
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  • Aug: Abundantly available
  • Sep: Abundantly available
  • Oct: Available
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  • Dec: Unavailable

Growing Method

BelOrta’s butter beans are cultivated both outdoors and in greenhouses, on substrate as well as in soil. These growing methods ensure the beans develop and ripen optimally, retaining their full flavour and nutritional value. Thanks to this careful cultivation, we can guarantee a quality product that both private and professional customers will surely appreciate.

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