Skin of beans¿?

Question

Hola, Does anyone know how you would say the skin on the beans, ¿piel de los frijoles? No estoy segura Gracias

You mean like for a biology class? - espanol5555, Jan 11, 2011

like when you are cooking them you don;t want to break the skins - daphne505, Jan 11, 2011

Answer 1

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It's not so interesting actually I'm translating a recipe for cooking beans for a friend! There is a part where she says not to boil them because you don't want to break their bean skins! - daphne505, Jan 11, 2011

Answer 2

Are you referring to the testa of a bean?

testa of bean

structure of coffee bean

Español: Estructura del grano de café:1: corte central 2: grano de café (endosperma) 3: piel plateada (tegumento) 4: pergamino (endocarpio) 5: capa de pecctina 6: pulpa (mesocarpio) 7: piel exterior (pericarpio)

Creo que sí, ¡muchas gracias! - daphne505, Jan 11, 2011

I;m guessing that;s a picture of an edible bean...a pinto maybe? - daphne505, Jan 11, 2011

So is testa used for frijoles also? - daphne505, Jan 11, 2011