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In article , Chris Bacon writes: | | By field beans do you mean broad | beans? I know some beans smell heavenly but don't know which. | | They look very much like broad beans, but are grown for fodder (and | a high-protein source alternative to GM soya). The plants are left | 'till the pods are black, which IMO gives a very unsightly crop. | On a hot day, when the flowers are out, and a slight breeze in the | right direction, there's a really heady smell. They ARE broad beans! Field beans are just a less highly bred form, and are smaller, tougher, and with more tannin in the skins. I think that field beans are essentially the beans that were a staple in Europe before Phaseolus vulgaris was imported from the Americas. So, for a true mediaeval flavour, you know what to grow :-) I don't know when they separated from "el ful", but my guess is a few millennia back. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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