Vegetable Dishes 42: “Fragrant Pearl” Beans

Green soybeans harvested in the evening during August and September are very large and tender, and known as “Fragrant pearl beans”. Boil them until done and soak them in autumn sauce and wine. They can be served shelled or left in shell, and are fragrant, soft, and are loved by all. Normal beans cannot be eaten this way.

香珠豆¹
毛豆至八九月間晚收者，最闊大而嫩，號「香珠豆」。煮熟以秋油、酒泡之。出殼可，帶殼亦可，香軟可愛。尋常之豆，不可食也。

Note:
¹Xiangzhu beans(香珠豆) literally mean “fragrant pearl beans”. Although green soybeans are commonly known as edamame, calling it such would obscure this rather pretty name thus the translation.