Hyacinth beans with slivers of pork and garlic. Published August 12, 2013, 18:34 at 1000 × 750 in Hyacinth beans with slivers of pork and garlic. Hyacinth beans with slivers of meat and garlic. I’m not sure what hyacinth beans are exactly but they look a bit like french beans and taste like snow peas. Perhaps our favourite dish of the night