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: ...

To prepare the flatbreads with broad beans and sautéed zucchini, start by cleaning the fresh broad beans. For detailed instructions, check out our How to Clean Fava Beans. Detach one end of the pod, ...

To prepare pasta and broad beans, start with the pods of fresh broad beans: open them by breaking the top stem (1), then shell the beans with your hands (2). Once extracted, remove the small growth on ...