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	Broad Beans. Fava, recipes, suppliment, salted broad bean
		Broad beans are aka fava beans and a range of details are found here.
		Fava beans were enjoyed by ancient Egyptians 5,000 years ago and 3,000 years later continued to be a prime source of protein in the Near East.
		The fava is a large, brown bean, these beans are often considered the tastiest bean around, along with being the meatiest bean.The favas grows in large pods that house approximately five beans each.
	www.broadbean.com /index.html (749 words)

	Vicia faba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vicia faba, the broad bean, fava bean, faba bean, horse bean, field bean or tic bean is a species of bean (Fabaceae) native to north Africa and southwest Asia, and extensively cultivated elsewhere.
		Broad beans are eaten while still young and tender, enabling harvesting to begin as early as the middle of spring for plants started under glass or over-wintered in a protected location, but even the maincrop sown in early spring will be ready from mid to late summer.
		Broad beans are rich in L-dopa, a substance used medically in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Broad_bean (1026 words)

	Chapter 4: Legumes and Some Relatives
		Broad bean and field bean, also known as faba, fava, horse, spring (pigeon), tick, and windsor beans (Robinson 1968), are relatively unimportant in the United States, but they are important in England, parts of western Europe, and Australia.
		Broad bean and field bean are coarse, erect, smooth-stemmed annuals, 2 to 6 feet tall, with pods 2 to 10 inches long, producing two to four flat brown seeds l/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches across.
		Because bees collect pollen from beans mostly between 2 and 4 p.m., a study of the degree of collection might be used to determine the degree of pollination anticipated.
	gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov /book/chap4/broad.html (1584 words)

	Bean, Broad -- Vicia faba L.
		Broad bean is also known as horse bean, Windsor bean, English bean, tick bean, fava bean, field bean, and pigeon bean.
		Broad beans are sometimes classified into subspecies according to varieties and their uses in various countries.
		Broad beans get their name from the seeds which are large and flat.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /BODY_MV017 (713 words)

	Beans
		The principal disease affecting beans is a form of anthracnose caused by a fungus that attacks the stems, leaves, and pods of the bean.
		The hyacinth bean is classified as Lablab purpureus, the soybean as Glycine max, the wild bean of the United States as Phaseolus polystachios, and the common garden bean of the United States as Phaseolus vulgaris.
		Broad beans were thought to possess the soul of the dead, and when in flower it was believed that accidents were more likely to happen.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/plants/beans.htm (1203 words)

	Broad Beans
		The Fava or Faba bean is a member of the Vicia genus which includes most of the vetches.
		Bean seeds are generally a bright green though they may be tinged with red, purple or brown.
		The Fava bean plant is sown in the fall and pods harvested the following spring and summer.
	www.garden-services.com /broadbeans.htm (201 words)

	Broad Beans
		A variety of wild broad bean grew all over southern Europe, North Africa and Asia, and they would have been a useful food for early man. There is archaeological evidence that by Neolithic times broad beans were being farmed, making them one of the first foods to be cultivated.
		Broad beans were an important source of protein for the poor, and because they dry well, they would have provided nourishing meals for families until the next growing season.
		For a simple broad bean puree, blend the cooked beans with garlic cooked in butter, cream and a pinch of fresh herbs, such as savory or thyme.
	www.asianonlinerecipes.com /vegetables-guide/broad-beans.php (414 words)

	Vegan Organic Network: Bowel Cancer Busting Broad Beans?
		Broad beans can be used for green manure purposes in much the same way as field beans, but be careful not to let them get too old and tough before digging them into the soil.
		Broad beans can also be roasted and ground to make flour and in Greece and Italy they are often eaten raw, although some people can be allergic to raw broad beans.
		Broad beans can be frozen, if you have too many beans to eat fresh and they can also be dried and used in winter stews and casseroles.
	www.veganorganic.net /broadbeans.htm (1475 words)

	Beans
		Broad Beans were a staple throughout the medieval period and monestary records record harvests in the hundreds of pounds.
		It is a late season bean, used almost exclusively as a dry bean, and one not suitable for hot beds, a chief attribute of the 18th century variety.
		It is known in the Netherlands as the Clapboard bean, in France as the Scimitar bean and, by the 19th century, in America, the Caseknife bean.
	www.history.org /history/CWLand/resrch2.cfm (3285 words)

	Slugs and Salal: Veggies - Broad bean
		One of the oldest cultivated plants, the broad bean is thought to originate in the Mediterranean region.
		Broad beans were grown widely in Europe during prehistoric times, and they were well known to the Egyptians and Romans.
		Broad beans grow best in a deeply dug, humus-rich soil that is not acid or oversupplied with nitrogen.
	www.slugsandsalal.com /plantdb/veg/broadbean.html (736 words)

	BEANS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Azuki beans are also boiled, mashed with shortening, and sweetened with sugar to make red bean paste, used by Asian cooks in a variety of sweet dishes, from jellies and puddings to stuffed pastry.
		Mung bean starch is the basis for the transparent "cellophane" noodles used by Chinese cooks.
		PINTO BEAN -- The pinto bean is the mottled oval seed of a common shell bean.
	www.waynescomputerworld.com /Dotti/beans.html (2161 words)

	Broad Beans. Recipes including vegetarian recipes with salted beans
		Broad beans are aka fava beans and a range of details are found here.
		Fava beans were enjoyed by ancient Egyptians 5,000 years ago and 3,000 years later continued to be a prime source of protein in the Near East.
		The fava is a large, brown bean, these beans are often considered the tastiest bean around, along with being the meatiest bean.The favas grows in large pods that house approximately five beans each.
	www.broadbean.com (739 words)

	All About Fava Beans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Fava beans (Vicia faba), are actually a member of the pea family, and are one of the oldest known cultivated plants.
		Chefs today use the fresh beans to mash or puree and spread on crostini or on plates as the basis for preparations ranging from other vegetables to grilled meats and fish to chicken.
		A favorite traditional Italian appetizer is peeled cooked fava beans sprinkled with olive oil and salt along with salami, prosciutto and slices of Parmesan or pecorino cheese.
	www.oceanmist.com /favabeans.htm (660 words)

	Bean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for food or feed.
		The term Bean originally referred to the seed of the broad bean, but was later broadened to include members of the genus Phaseolus such as the common bean or haricot and the runner bean and the related genus Vigna.
		Bean can be used as a near synonym of pulse, an edible legume, though the term "pulses" is usually reserved for leguminous crops harvested for their dry grain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beans (687 words)

	beans - Allrecipes
		Fresh beans are those that are commercially available in their fresh form and are generally sold in their pods.
		The three most commonly available fresh-bean varieties are GREEN BEANS (eaten with their shell or pod) and lima and FAVA (or broad) BEANS, both of which are eaten shelled.
		The flatulence caused by dried beans is created by oligosaccharides, complex sugars that-because they're indigestible by normal stomach enzymes-proceed into the lower intestine where they're eaten (and fermented) by friendly bacteria, the result of which is gas (see DIGESTIVE ENZYMES).
	allrecipes.com /howto/beans/detail.aspx (403 words)

	Broad beans
		The Climber Runner Bean and French Bean together with other self-supporting bean varieties are classed as annuals but some are perennial and it is possible to over winter some varieties although most will not tolerate frost.
		Broad beans produce a tasty early vegetable (and sometimes a second crop too), and what's more, as they produce their own nitrogen can be used as a fertiliser for the next growing season.
		Beans are generally pest and disease free, but can be affected by flfly, pea and bean weevils, chocolate spot and mildew.
	www.rootrainers.co.uk /guide/vegetables/broadbeans (434 words)

	Cookbook:Broad Beans - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
		Broad beans are large fava beans, common in English, Chinese and Near Eastern cuisines.
		Broad bean plants started under glass or over-wintered in a protected location are ready for harvest in mid-spring.
		As the season progresses the beans grow larger and tougher and become encased in a thick outer skin, which is usually removed before cooking.
	en.wikibooks.org /wiki/Cookbook:Broad_Beans (149 words)

	Abel-Cole broad bean recipes
		Broad beans gravitate towards pork, and are often found mingling with bacon and luxurious hams like pancetta.
		Baby beans are boiled for 5 minutes and eaten with the skin on, but older ones like to cook more, then have skins peeled.
		Try this: toss cooked broad beans, boiled potatoes and pasta, and some green pesto in a pan, then drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle with some hard cheese.
	www.abel-cole.co.uk /Content/Recipes/BeansBroad.htm (774 words)

	Beans, Peas and other Pulse Crops - Prairie Garden Seeds
		The pods are broad, and the seeds are large and oval, half white, half pinto coloured.
		BROAD BEANS - Broad or Fava beans (Vicia faba) are Mediterranean in origin and so were the only beans grown in Europe until European contact with the Americas.
		COFFEE BEAN was sent to me from the Prince Albert area with the information that the small seeds were roasted and used as a coffee substitute.
	www.prseeds.ca /catalogue/beans.php?C=Beans (3085 words)

	Broad beans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		March and April are ideal months for planting broad bean seeds.
		Broad beans are ideal cover crop or green manure crop as they provide nitrogen back to the soil through rhizobium bacteria nodules on their roots (look for little white lumps clustered around the roots).
		Plant broad beans immediately after harvesting brassica crops or root crops.
	home.vtown.com.au /dbellamy/vegetables/broad1.html (148 words)

	Pulse Australia - Crops - Broad Beans
		Broad Beans are the same species as Faba Beans (Vicia faba minor) and markets are also similar (i.e.
		Broad Beans are a good source of carbohydrate and protein while containing a low amount of fats.
		Broad Beans meet all adult human requirements for essential amino acids except methionine and tryptophan.
	www.pulseaus.com.au /crops/broad_beans/default.asp?TSort=2 (545 words)

	Kidney, Black, and Broad Beans
		Beans can be eaten raw, sprouted or cooked, ground into flour, curdled into tofu, fermented into soya sauce, tempi and miso.
		Beans are high in iron and packed with protein.
		This gas which consists mainly of nitrogen and carbon dioxide, is the byproduct of bacteria in the intestine breaking down the complex carbohydrates in the beans.
	www.freedomyou.com /recipes/d/kidney_beans (540 words)

	Delia Online
		If you grow broad beans, or know someone who does, try cooking the very young broad beans in their pods; the beans are hardly formed and the finger-thick pods are delicious.
		Older broad beans, when quite large, can be blanched in boiling water for 1 minute, then drained and, when cool enough, the skins slipped off.
		Broad beans have a wonderful affinity with boiled ham and gammon steaks, and partnered with pancetta (Italian cured bacon) they make a brilliant salad.
	www.deliaonline.com /ingredients/broad_beans,36,IN.html (193 words)

	Broad beans - Steve Manfredi - Good Living - Entertainment - smh.com.au
		When broad beans are very young - about the size of a five-cent piece - they can be eaten freshly podded, with their skin intact.
		Peeling the fine skin around each bean is a task a good cook learns to love; the process is as important as the result.
		Some dunk the unpeeled broad beans in boiling water for half a minute to make them easier to peel, but I prefer to keep them raw, breaking the skin with my fingernail at the point where the bean bulges and carefully pulling it away from the tender seed.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2005/09/08/1125772626051.html (589 words)

	BBC News \| HEALTH \| Broad beans protect against cancer
		The humble broad bean might help to prevent bowel cancer - the second most common cause of deaths from cancer in the UK, scientists have claimed.
		The findings, published in the medical journal Gut, showed that broad bean and mushroom lectins were able to halt or even reverse the cancer process.
		The broad bean and mushroom lectins were able to increase the differentiation of cancer cells, indicating that the cancer process was either being halted or reversed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/health/323377.stm (312 words)

	Fava Beans
		Fava beans hold their shape well and can be prepared as a filling for pita pockets but do not mash well into pâtés.
		In one small clinical trial, 250 grams (almost 9 ounces) of cooked broad beans produced a significant increase in L-dopa blood levels, which correlated with a substantial improvement in movement control lasting at least four hours in some of the subjects.
		However, some people may have symptoms aggravated by broad bean consumption, and people taking medications like Sinemet® and L-dopa should be aware that broad bean consumption may increase L-dopa levels excessively.
	www.pccnaturalmarkets.com /health/Food_Guide/Fava_Beans.htm (501 words)

	Giacomo Castelvetro on the Preparation of Broad Beans: The Splendid Table
		When the broad beans start to become hard we cook them in water to loosen their skins, which we remove.
		Beans cooked this way are seldom eaten by gentlefolk, except on the day that superstitious papists dedicate to their dead, when custom has it that everyone prepares large quantities to give away to the poor, in the fond belief that that this will relieve the excessive torments of their ancestors languishing in purgatory.
		Cook the beans in water with salt and put them in a stone mortar with a little of their cooking liquid, and pound them with a wooden pestle until they are white as snow.
	splendidtable.publicradio.org /souptonuts/farmstand_beans.html (578 words)

	Broad Beans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Broad beans require a long growing season to get a bumper crop.
		Broad Beans have sprouted and have appeared through the soil.
		Broad Beans now have pods and are growing and should be ready for eating in two weeks.
	www.chch.school.nz /standrews/hurdley/beans.htm (110 words)

	Broad beans, Algarve Style - Roteiro Gastronómico de Potugal
		Pour in a little water, add the broad beans and cook for about 8 minutes.
		Drain the water and remove the beans from the pan.
		Add the meat to the beans that are being cooked and stir until well mixed.
	www.portugal.gastronomias.com /ealgarve024.html (171 words)

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