1.
raw beans; uncooked beans
Beans that have not been cooked, roasted, or otherwise processed. Used when distinguishing raw beans from their prepared forms.
生豆は十分に加熱してから食べてください。
Please cook raw beans thoroughly before eating.
大豆は生豆のまま食べると消化に悪い。
Eating soybeans raw is bad for digestion.
2.
green coffee beans; unroasted coffee beans
Coffee beans in their raw, unroasted state. A term commonly used in the specialty coffee world, where enthusiasts purchase green beans and roast them at home.
生豆は緑色をしている。
Green coffee beans are green in color.
自家焙煎をするために、生豆を通販で取り寄せた。
I ordered green coffee beans online to do my own home roasting.
この店では世界各地の生豆を量り売りしている。
This shop sells green coffee beans from around the world by weight.
生豆の品質が焙煎後の味を大きく左右する。
The quality of the green beans greatly affects the taste after roasting.
Composed of 生 (raw, unprocessed) and 豆 (beans). The word has two distinct usage domains: general cooking (raw beans of any kind) and specialty coffee (unroasted coffee beans).
In the coffee context, 生豆 refers to the green, unroasted beans that are the starting material for roasting. The specialty coffee boom in Japan has made this sense increasingly common. Coffee enthusiasts and roasters use the term frequently when discussing bean origins, processing methods, and quality.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 生豆を焙煎する: to roast green coffee beans
- 生豆の産地: origin of green beans
- 生豆を選ぶ: to select green beans
- 生豆の状態: condition of raw/green beans
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 煎り豆: roasted beans — beans that have been dry-roasted
- 乾燥豆: dried beans — beans preserved by drying, but not necessarily raw
- 焙煎豆: roasted coffee beans — the result after green beans are roasted