In the world of legumes, fava beans stand out. They are the oldest variety; there's evidence of fava bean cultivation as long as 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. They stand out visually, too: ...

In the world of legumes, fava beans stand out. They are the oldest variety; there's evidence of fava bean cultivation as long as 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. They stand out visually, too: ...

A few weeks ago, a friend gave me some of the first fava beans from his garden. Even though the weather lately has felt dreary and wintry, seeing those favas made me realize that, oh yeah, it’s spring ...

Answering a popular reader question, with a few tips and recipes. By Tejal Rao Most mornings, a ruby-throated hummingbird hunts in the shade outside my office window, vibrating noisily as he zigzags ...

Fava beans have been savored for millennia: mashed with spices in the Middle East, puréed with chicory in Southern Italy, smoked with pork in Northern Europe, fermented into paste in China, fried for ...

Down in Puglia, Southern Italy, fave e cicoria is this dish that really shows off what local food’s all about. And look, ...

If you’re not from the Middle East, the idea of eating a bowl of stewed fava beans for breakfast might not strike your fancy, at least at first glance. But plenty of cultures start their day with ...

Fava beans may seem intimidating, but chefs Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau offer tips to make them more enjoyable, and how to pair them with salmon. “A pound of fava beans will get you, probably, a ...

Question: I would like to try growing fava beans but don’t know much about them. I’ve only grown scarlet runner beans in the past. Can you offer some tips? Answer: Sure! Fava beans can be a wonderful ...

NEW YORK — Back home in Ecuador, Narell Vasquez was used to eating beans. Upon immigrating to New York, she noticed incorporating beans into everyday meals was not as easy as in her home country. Fava ...