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fava bean
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Examples
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When the fava is the thickness you desire, turn off the heat and stir in the oregano, lemon juice, and remaining 2 Tbsp. olive oil.
Recipes: Santorini Fava Pie with Tomatoes, Capers, and Eggs & Fava Pantremeni (Σαντορίνη Φάβα Πίτες με Ντομάτες, Κάπαρης και Αυγά & Φάβα Παντρεμένη) Laurie Constantino 2008
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When the fava is the thickness you desire, turn off the heat and stir in the oregano, lemon juice, and remaining 2 Tbsp. olive oil.
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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Puréed fava is also the base of Fava Pantremeni, or “Married” Fava.
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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Puréed fava is also the base of Fava Pantremeni, or “Married” Fava.
Recipes: Santorini Fava Pie with Tomatoes, Capers, and Eggs & Fava Pantremeni (Σαντορίνη Φάβα Πίτες με Ντομάτες, Κάπαρης και Αυγά & Φάβα Παντρεμένη) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Although fava is grown across Greece, Santorini fava are slightly sweeter than those grown elsewhere and are widely considered to have superior flavor.
Recipes: Santorini Fava Pie with Tomatoes, Capers, and Eggs & Fava Pantremeni (Σαντορίνη Φάβα Πίτες με Ντομάτες, Κάπαρης και Αυγά & Φάβα Παντρεμένη) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Although fava is grown across Greece, Santorini fava are slightly sweeter than those grown elsewhere and are widely considered to have superior flavor.
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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To make the crust, cooked fava is mixed with semolina flour, pressed into a tart pan, and baked until it’s slightly crispy.
Recipes: Santorini Fava Pie with Tomatoes, Capers, and Eggs & Fava Pantremeni (Σαντορίνη Φάβα Πίτες με Ντομάτες, Κάπαρης και Αυγά & Φάβα Παντρεμένη) Laurie Constantino 2008
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To make the crust, cooked fava is mixed with semolina flour, pressed into a tart pan, and baked until it’s slightly crispy.
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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However, the Mediterranian area did have a distant relative that resembles the Lima bean called the fava bean or haba in Spanish.
Frijol---Frijoles 2009
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However, the Mediterranian area did have a distant relative that resembles the Lima bean called the fava bean or haba in Spanish.
Frijol---Frijoles 2009
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"Fava is a plant long associated with the Underworld, spirits of the dead, and chthonic forces in general."
_Raven Grimassi in Encyclopedia of Wicca and Witchcraft.
Fava beans are used in magical workings in the practice of Strega or hereditary Italian witchcraft. They are a fertility symbol and it is said that tiny likenesses of both male and female human genitalia can be seen by viewing the fava bean side-on.
Vicia faba, the broad 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.
_Wikipedia
January 30, 2008