GREEN LONG BEAN (PREORDER)

~40 lbs Green Long Bean aka "Long-Podded Cowpea", "Asparagus Bean", "Snake Bean", "Chinese Long Bean", "Yard Long Bean", "You-Dou-Jiao", "油豆角" Green long beans look like overgrown green beans; measuring one and a half to three feet long. It has a distinctly beany taste and is not sweet like the green bean. Green long bean has a glossy appearance after cooking and works best briefly steamed, stir-fried, or braised. Green long bean is available year-round. Handling Tip Selection Green long bean is firm with a uniform green color, No signs of yellowing, wilting, or rusty color. Thinner beans are preferred and avoided beans that are bulging. Storage Green long bean should be stored at 40°F - 45°F (4.5°C - 7°C) with a relative humidity of ninety to ninety-five percent and no mist. The typical shelf life is seven to ten days. Green long bean is sensitive to ethylene, a naturally occurring gas that regulates ripening. Green long beans should not be stored with high ethylene-producing products to extend shelf life and avoid yellowing. Green long bean produces a low level of ethylene. Green long bean is sensitive to chilling injury at storage below 32°F (0°C). Symptoms include brown spots and water-soaked spots.