Magic beans

Ever wondered what plant you can milk? The bean! Though, admittedly, you can make a “milk” from almonds, too, but it will take four to seven years to get a good almond crop from a newly planted tree. When it comes to beans, you can have your “soybean milk” in just 10 to 14 weeks from planting.

What plant can give you jelly, tofu, miso for a delicious soup, natto, extremely dry and uninteresting fake hamburgers but the most delicious soup you have ever eaten? Beans.

Beans come in thousands of