derives from cranberry bean (whole pod or pieces) 2019-06-29T07:16:42Z Damion Dooley Roman bean The borlotti bean is a variety of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) first bred in Colombia as the cargamanto. It is also known as the cranberry bean, Roman bean, romano bean saluggia bean, gadhra bean or rosecoco bean. gadhra bean romano bean rosecoco bean saluggia bean cranberry bean food product bean (whole or pieces) cranberry bean plant