Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicily - Tasty Trails

Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia is a legume with a very large seed, better if deprived of part of the peel.

The production of Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia experienced a sharp decline in the 80s of the last century, but today it is present thanks to a careful recovery work!

Format : 500g

Production : Leonforte, Enna

Broad bean of Leonforte Sicily

The Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia is a legume of very ancient origin, an extraordinary legume.

The dimensions of the Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia are exceptional and the taste is superb! It is a larger than normal broad bean, easy to cook, compact and not very floury with a pleasant consistency, very rich in vegetable proteins and mineral salts.

Once considered "the meat of the poor", today the Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia can be used in many traditional and non-traditional recipes, and as a very valid substitute for meat for vegetarians and vegans, being very rich in proteins.

These legumes have a very ancient origin : the Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia was found in Neolithic villages and in Egyptian tombs from about 5,000 years ago!

Today the Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia is considered an extraordinary and precious food. In particular, the Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia is considered and recognized as an authentic "gluttony".

Of very ancient cultivation, the Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia fully enters the basket of typical products of the Mediterranean diet and is one of the Slow Food presidia.

Characteristics:

• Typology : Legume


• Color : whitish


• Directions for use : Use our Fava Larga di Leonforte Sicilia to prepare the famous Sicilian soup: the broad bean "Macco"! Otherwise, you can use it very well as a side dish or for a very tasty soup prepared with broken spaghetti (try it with our Sicilian Spaghetti di Perciasacchi !)


• Cultivation Technique : Manual


• Properties : very rich in proteins and mineral salts


• Certification : Slow Food Presidium


• 100% Sustainable Agriculture


• Suitable for vegans, excellent vegetable protein

How do you prepare broad bean "Macco" with our broad bean from Leonforte Sicily and our Sicilian spaghetti from Perciasacchi ? Here is the Recipe!

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