People get surprised in Venezuela when I tell them that in Asia, beans are usually part of desserts. Most of what I ate with beans in Japan were either delicacies or things like beans + yogurt. In here, they're made and eaten completely differently, so it's a cultural shock for either side when they meet the other.
Hmm yeah I don't think we eat savory beans come to think of it. But now I've seen it all haha.
What do you mean savory beans? And by "we", who do you mean?
We meaning Chinese/Taiwanese. Savory as in not in dessert context. Salted beans with rice, and such.
Oh alright! I guess I've never seen savory be used in that context. And we only eat beans like that! Salted and boiled with lots of seasonings like garlic, pepper and onions. We eat beans a lot but we only eat them like that, in either soup format or simply strained. In most cases, at least in my family, we put rice on them or next to them as you say.
Since you have so many bean desserts and we eat so many beans, I should look for some to make here and look all exotic. :D