fava bean

     

Vicia faba, the broa bean, fava bean, faba bean, horse bean, field bean, tic bean is a species of bean (Fabaceae) native to north Africa and southwest Asia, and extensively cultivated elsewhere. Although usually classified in the same genus Vicia as the vetches, some botanists treat it in a separate monotypic genus as Faba sativa Moench.

Trivia about fava bean

  • Also known as a broad bean, it should be de-podded & skinned before cooking
  • They're also called broad beans, & we've heard they go well with a nice chianti

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