Unshelled, fresh favas look like giant, bumpy string beans. They are 5 to 7 inches long and lined with padding that looks like cotton batting.

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. If I had to power rank spring’s most quintessential legumes, I’d place fava beans at the very top.. To start, they’re believed to be the first domesticated food ...

Although favism, a blood disorder that can cause a violent reaction to fava beans, lurks throughout Italy, many Romans look forward to May, when the legumes are in season.

Add garlic and optional red pepper flakes and stir for one minute. Add frozen fava beans, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Simmer on low for 15 minutes. In a separate pot, cook your pasta al dente.