Ice Cream Beans
Estimated Inventory, lb : 0
Description/Taste
Rancho Del Sol is an organic farm in Jamul, California, established in 1981. The farm contains over 4,000 citrus trees as well as avocados and tropical fruits. The edible portion of Ice Cream beans is held within a large seed pod and is airy, delicate, and cotton-like with a spongy and succulent texture similar to cotton candy. Rancho Del Sol Ice Cream beans have a sugary sweet, delicate flavor with hints of cream, vanilla, and cinnamon.
Seasons/Availability
Ice Cream beans are available year-round.
Current Facts
Ice Cream bean is botanically classified as Inga edulis, and a member of the Fabaceae family, the same as green beans, shelling beans and peanuts. The genus, Inga, is derived from its name with the Tupi Indians of South America and the species, edulis, means edible. It is not hard to imagine why the name Ice Cream bean was given to this sweet tropical fruit. The cotton candy-like edible pulp of the tree’s pods is unusually similar to that of vanilla ice cream. Not only are the beans a sweet treat, but the tree also improves soil fertility, provides lumber for construction as well as shade for other undercrops. The tree has a host of aliases in many South American native languages, including, guaba, inga cipo, guamo bejuro, pois sucre, rabo de mico, inga de metro and monkey tail.
