Mung bean sprout | |||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 豆芽 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 豆芽 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Bean sprout | ||||||||||||
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Chinese name (Mandarin) | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 綠豆芽 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 绿豆芽 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Green bean sprout | ||||||||||||
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Chinese name (Cantonese) | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 芽菜 | ||||||||||||
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Chinese name (Hokkien) | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 豆菜 | ||||||||||||
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Vietnamese | giá đỗ, giá đỗ xanh | ||||||||||||
Thai name | |||||||||||||
Thai | ถั่วงอก | ||||||||||||
RTGS | thua ngok | ||||||||||||
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Hangul | 숙주나물 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Sukju namul | ||||||||||||
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Kanji | 萌やし | ||||||||||||
Kana | もやし | ||||||||||||
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Malay | tauge, tauge halus | ||||||||||||
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Indonesian | kecambah, kecambah kacang hijau, taoge | ||||||||||||
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Tagalog | toge | ||||||||||||
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Khmer | សណ្ដែកបណ្ដុះ sândêkbândŏh |
Mung bean sprouts are a culinary vegetable grown by sprouting mung beans. They can be grown by placing and watering the sprouted beans in the shade until the hypocotyls grow long. Mung bean sprouts are extensively cultivated and consumed in East and Southeast Asia and are very easy to grow, requiring minimal care other than a steady supply of water. They are often used in school science projects.[citation needed]