Is fennel beans broad beans?

Yes According to Baidu Encyclopedia, fennel is a famous traditional snack in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. The main ingredient is broad bean, which belongs to folk leisure food and is also a regular drink in urban and rural hotels all the year round. There is a folk saying that "eat fennel beans, chew them right, and use them with modest soy sauce." Fennel beans are tender, fresh and fragrant. Anise bean skin is wrinkled, bluish yellow, and bean meat is cooked but not rotten, soft but not rotten. Chew with saliva, fragrant and salty, with a slightly sweet aftertaste.