Green Beans 1 article

Green beans are immature common-bean pods eaten whole before the seeds inside fully mature, which is why they function as a vegetable rather than as a dried pulse. Also called snap beans or string beans, they are trimmed and steamed, sautéed, roasted, blanched, or used in casseroles; slender haricots verts are a related style. Fresh and frozen forms retain the recognizable crisp pod structure, setting them apart from mature dried beans removed from the pod.