The market · Vegetables · Southern Europe, The Middle East

Broad beans

Fava beans: nutty, green and a little bitter, best young and double-podded.

nutty · green
Broad beans

Goes with

mintfetaolive oillemon

Knowing it

Where to buy
In the pod from greengrocers; frozen and skinned from Middle Eastern shops.
Worth knowing
Blanch, then pop each bean out of its grey skin. Tedious, and worth it.

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