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Also called snijbonen, pronkbonen.
In the Netherlands, runner beans are in season July to September, at their best in August. November is outside the Dutch season for runner beans.
Runner beans, snijbonen, are cut into thin strips, which is where the Dutch name comes from. They are picked from July to September.
Look for flat, firm pods without large seeds showing.
Fibre, vitamin K, folate and vitamin C, like other green beans.
To get the most: Cook them; raw runner beans contain lectins that upset the stomach. Slice thin so they cook fast.
Content per NEVO, the Dutch food composition database. This describes what the food contains, not what it does for you.
Slice on the diagonal, or through a bean slicer, and boil for ten minutes. They also salt-ferment well in a crock, a Dutch tradition for the winter.
9 producers in The Field Guide sell runner beans, according to their own website or shop list, each checked against our inclusion criteria and listed by province. Another 169 growers passed our bar for this food group; we have not yet recorded what each of them grows, so ask them or search the map.
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