Dried broad bean

Fève sèche

What it is

Egypt eats it at breakfast as ful medames, simmered overnight in a narrow-necked pot, and the dish is older than the pyramids. In Sicily and Puglia it is boiled to a purée called macco and served with wild greens.

In the kitchen

Buy them already skinned if you can. Peeling a kilo of soaked dried favas by hand is an afternoon's work.

Goes with

Olive oil Cumin Lemon Garlic Parsley Chili pepper Escarole Onion

Same species

Broad bean Fava bean flour

Also used with

Sodium bicarbonate

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