1992/07/19 Nuñas are varieties of common beans, Phaseolus vulgaris, which burst when toasted. In spite of the common name “popping beans,” they do not actually pop. Rather, when heated in hot oil or on a hot dry pan, they expand and split open. This is all the cooking they require. “The resulting product...
1993/07/19 The international research center CIAT in Cali, Colombia is working (on a small scale) with nuñas. Dr. Jeffery White, CIAT bean physiologist, says the beans do not produce well and are susceptible to most bean diseases, so farmers grow them less and less. “In fact, the crop is probably...