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To make a banh tet, banana leaves are lined with rice, soft mung beans and pork belly and rolled into a tight log, which is then wrapped in the leaves and tied up with strings.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

You'll find alternative pastas made from edamame, brown rice, black beans, lentils, mung beans, and even kelp.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023

Shallow metal bowls form a semicircle next to the grill; inside each are bites of pickled radish paper, cabbage kimchi, seasoned mung bean sprouts, cucumber and jalapeño pickles, and more.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023

All types — alfalfa, mung bean, clover and radish — can harbor dangerous bacteria in their seeds, Marler explains.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

The same girl who had never so much as drawn her own bath was now sprouting mung beans in jars with holes punched in their screw lids.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen