Here you will find a whole range of recipes incorporating beans from the ancient world to modern times. Just about every civilization and culture has recipes using beans as they can be dried and stored over winter. Beans are also a survival food and an excellent source of protein in conjunction with staples such as maize, wheat, barley, millet etc. For this reason many of the bean recipes given originate in Africa and South America, though I have bean and bean-associated recipes listed here from all corners of the globe.

I am using a fairly broad definition of 'bean' here. Effectively I am including all pulses, raw bean pods, lentils and peas. Basically members of the Fabaceae family of flowering plants that produce pods or seeds that are edible by humans. This included beans such as broad (fava) beans, haricot (navy) beans, cannellini beans, barlotti beans, adzuki beans, haricot beans etc; string beans, mangetout, fine beans (where the unripe pods are edible); peas; and lentils. There are also beans grown primarily for oil extraction (soy beans) and beans that are fermented to to make condiments (such as African locust beans).

In almost all instances, human farming started with grains, but all grains are deficient in the essential amino acid, Lysine (maize is in addition, deficient in tryptophan). This is one of the reasons that despite higher availability of food, the health of the first farmers declined in comparison with their hunter-gatherer antecedents. Legumes are generally deficient in Methionine, but have plenty of lysine. So, if you combine grains and legumes in the diet you have a complete source of amino acids. Interestingly, common nuts are deficient in both Methionine and Lysine, so you would need a diet of nuts, legumes and grains to get complete amino acid intake. This is why, once legumes were introduced to the first farmers' diets, health improved significantly. This is why, all over the world, there is a bean and grain staple that has often led to the rise of major civilizatons (rice and dhal on India; maize and beans in Mesoamerica; wheat or oats/barley and Celtic beans in Europe; sorghum, millet or teff and beans in Africa; rice and beans in Asia).

The recipes given here are sourced from around the world, and give a broad view of bean-based dishes globally. There are also more modern recipes using bean-based flours as a base for gluten-free dishes. Beans also have a very log glycaemic index compared with may other foods so beans and bean flours are excellent for anyone on a low GI diet.

The alphabetical list of all the bean-based recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1015 recipes in total:

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Steamed Sole with Black Bean Sauce      Origin: China	Thai Green Curry with Chicken of the Woods      Origin: Britain	Türlüh (Mixed Vegetable Stew)      Origin: Armenia
Stew Peas      Origin: Jamaica	Thai Red Jackfruit Curry      Origin: Fusion	Turn Cornmeal      Origin: British Virgin Islands
Stew Soup II      Origin: British	The 'Complete Meal' Flatbread      Origin: Fusion	Tutu (Cornmeal Porridge with Black-eyed Peas)      Origin: Aruba
Stewed Pork with Chickpeas      Origin: Fusion	The Ultimate Chilli Con Carne      Origin: Fusion	Tutu      Origin: Bonaire
Sticky Asian-style Pork Neck Chops      Origin: Britain	Thiéré Bassi (Millet Couscous Stew)      Origin: Senegal	Tutu      Origin: Curacao
Stir-fried Clams in Black Bean Sauce      Origin: Hong Kong	Thiéré bassy      Origin: Senegal	Ugandan Beans      Origin: Uganda
Straussenkeule in Weißweinsahne (Ostrich Leg Stew)      Origin: Namibia	Thiebou kéthiakh (Rice with Dried Fish and Tamarind)      Origin: Senegal	Ukkarai      Origin: India
Street Food Pad Thai      Origin: Thailand	Thiebou Kéthiakh (Rice with Dried Fish, Seafood and Vegetables)      Origin: Senegal	Umngqusho (Samp and Beans with Potatoes)      Origin: South Africa
Stuffat Tal-Fenek (Rabbit Stew)      Origin: Malta	Thiove      Origin: Mozambique	Un bon cassoulet (A Good Cassoulet)      Origin: France
Stuffat Tal-Qarnit (Octopus Stew)      Origin: Malta	Tianmianjiang (Jiangsu Crayfish Cooked with Thirteen-Spice Powder)      Origin: China	Végétarien Kansiyé (Vegetarian Kansiyé)      Origin: Guinea
Succotash      Origin: America	Tisanam Barricam (Barley Soup with Dried Vegetables)      Origin: Roman	Vegan Burritos      Origin: American
Succotash      Origin: Equatorial Guinea	Tishreeb Hummus (Chickpea Casserole)      Origin: Iraq	Vegan Ramen      Origin: Japan
Sugar Bean Curry      Origin: South Africa	Tlayuda      Origin: Mexico	Vegetable Bhaji      Origin: Britain
Summer Vegetable Stew      Origin: Britain	Toborgee Beans      Origin: Liberia	Vegetable Curry      Origin: Kenya
Suya Beef Heart Curry with Beans and Wild Greens      Origin: Fusion	Tofu and Vegetable Stir-fry      Origin: Australia	Vegetable Curry II      Origin: Britain
Svinsko S Bel Bob (Pork with Beans)      Origin: Bulgaria	Tofu Laver and Leek Croquettes      Origin: Ireland	Vegetable Curry III      Origin: Britain
Sweet Sattu      Origin: India	Tom Brown      Origin: Nigeria	Vegetable Korma      Origin: Britain
Ta'amia (Egyptian Falafel)      Origin: Egypt	Tortilla Española (Spanish Omelette)      Origin: Spain	Vegetable Pilau      Origin: India
Taco Casserole      Origin: America	Traditional Mattar Keema Curry      Origin: India	Vegetable Soup      Origin: Britain
Tacos de Carnitas (Pulled Pork Tacos)      Origin: Mexico	Traditional Vegetable Bake      Origin: Ireland	Vegetarian Brochettes      Origin: Britain
Tacos de Carnitas (Pulled Pork Tacos)      Origin: Mexico	Traybake Chicken Nachos      Origin: Britain	Vegetarian Chili Beans      Origin: American
Tagine bal Ghalmi wa Aflour (Lamb Tagine with Broad Beans)      Origin: Morocco	Tricolour Pilau Rice      Origin: India	Vegetarian Enchiladas      Origin: Britain
Tajin Sibnekh (Chicken and Egg Tagine)      Origin: Tunisia	Trinidad Chicken Pelau      Origin: Trinidad	Vegetarian Haggis      Origin: Scotland
Tam Mak Hoong (Laotian Papaya Salad)      Origin: Laos	Trinidadian Pholourie      Origin: Trinidad	Vegetarian Kibbeh      Origin: India
Tamales      Origin: Mexico	Trooping Funnel with Cannellini Beans      Origin: Britain	Vegetarian Lentil Cottage Pie      Origin: Britain
Tamil Nadu Sambar Curry      Origin: India	Tsebhi Birsen (Spicy Lentils)      Origin: Eritrea	Vegetarian Pot Roast      Origin: Britain
Tanzanian Coconut Bean Soup      Origin: Tanzania	Tunisian Byesar (Tunisian Broad Bean Dip)      Origin: Tunisia	Vegetarian Sausages      Origin: Britain
Tarka Dal      Origin: Britain	Tunisian Chicken and Pumpkin Couscous      Origin: Libya	Vegetarian Somerset Stew      Origin: Britain
Tavče Gravče      Origin: North Macedonia	Tunisian Vegetable Couscous      Origin: Tunisia	Venison and Dark Chocolate Chili      Origin: Fusion
Terrine Mauritanienne (Mauritanian Terrine)      Origin: Mauritania	Turkey and Chips      Origin: Britain	Vospapur (Armenian Lentil And Spinach Soup)      Origin: Armenia
Texas Caviar      Origin: American	Turkey Beanpot      Origin: Britain	Vospov Khema (Lentil Dish)      Origin: Armenia
Tfina Camounia (Potatoes and Bean Stew)      Origin: Tunisia	Turkey Leftovers Curry      Origin: Britain	Vospov Pilaf (Lentil Pilaf)      Origin: Armenia
Thai Chicken Soup with Ginger and Lime      Origin: Thailand	Turkey Rendang      Origin: Fusion
Thai Green Curried Cod      Origin: Fusion	Turkey Tetrazzini Casserole      Origin: American

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