Most often used of bean sprouts in Thai cooking are the small "green" sprouts from mung beans and the larger "yellow" sprouts from soya beans. Soya bean sprouts have a stronger flavour than mung bean sprouts, but both are relatively delicate, with a pleasant and unique crunchy texture.
Fresh bean sprouts are widely available in supermarkets, health-food stores and Asian food stores, or you can easily sprout your own beans at home. Avoid canned bean sprouts as they are flaccid and tasteless
