Something I've stumbled across (fava beans)

[gimmethesimplelife]

Lately I've had the good luck to run across fava beans. For less than $2 a Middle Eastern salad for 2 can be put together (can of fava beans, garlic, salt, tomatoes, lemon juice, and onion) - and get this!

Fava beans contain L dopa that turns into dopamine in your body. I'm finding this discovery to be noticeably anti depressant in these rough times so I thought I'd pass this along.

Rob

[happystuff]

Thanks! Trying to think if I've ever had them before... I think so, but can't place the dish.

[JaneV2.0]

I hear they're good with a glass of chianti...:~)

[ToomuchStuff]

Hissing sound.

[Rogar]

I once had a fava bean hummus at a local brewpub. I've tried to reproduce at home with only limited success, but it might be worth experimentation.

[dado potato]

My introduction to fava beans was a can of Foul Mudammas, which I bought in a little store in a big city.

Foul Mudammas is a traditional Egyptian breakfast. Rather than the convenience of opening a can of Foul Mudammas, I would probably pressure-cook fava beans in Insta Pot.

http://www.onearabvegan.com/2017/08/foul-mudammas-egyptian-fava-beans

[Greg44]

I hear they're good with a glass of chianti...:~)

Whahaha, I was trying to think of that quote from Silence of the Lambs! Perhaps the first place I ever heard of Fava Beans!

[catherine]

I hear they're good with a glass of chianti...:~)

Yes, I love kidney beans, black beans, white beans, navy beans, garbanzo beans, kidney beans both dark and red, cannellini beans--but I unfortunately have a bad visceral response to fava beans thanks to Anthony Hopkins, and I have no interest in eating them, with or without chianti.

[JaneV2.0]

I never ate beans growing up--except for green beans and limas in succotash--but I've grown to love garbanzo beans in salads, chana dal, and other dishes, along with lentils, pinto beans, and more.

[catherine]

I never ate beans growing up--except for green beans and limas in succotash--but I've grown to love garbanzo beans in salads, chana dal, and other dishes, along with lentils, pinto beans, and more.

I hated beans until I went vegetarian, and then my miraculous body activated a taste for nuts (which I also hated) and beans. I think that's so cool that my body started craving the protein I needed when I rejected animal protein. I still hate peanut butter, however.

[iris lilies]

Sadly, I like all kinds of beans. I also love peanut butter. This is why I am not skinny.

[Rogar]

I've had a handful of bean varieties from Rancho Gordo. They specialize in heirloom beans, mostly from Mexico and Central America. At first, mail order and then I found a couple of specialty stores nearby that carry them. In my opinion they are more flavorful and interesting than the common grocery store dried bean. Slightly pricey, but comparable to ground beef prices. I'm on their wait list for their bean club and this year planted heirloom scarlet runner beans in the garden as an experiment.

The purists seem to like a bean broth with a stock of onion, celery and garlic with the broth from the cooked beans.

https://www.ranchogordo.com/collections/heirloom-beans

The founder has an interesting history and was featured in a New Yorker article.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/23/the-hunt-for-mexicos-heirloom-beans

[beckyliz]

My introduction to fava beans was a can of Foul Mudammas, which I bought in a little store in a big city.

Foul Mudammas is a traditional Egyptian breakfast. Rather than the convenience of opening a can of Foul Mudammas, I would probably pressure-cook fava beans in Insta Pot.

http://www.onearabvegan.com/2017/08/foul-mudammas-egyptian-fava-beans

that looks delish - altho i'd probably eat them for lunch and not breakfast. TFS.