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    Foul Medames

    Whilst browsing through the dried beans section at my local greengrocer I found a packet of these Turkish / Egyptian fava beans.

    They look just like broad beans to me so I wondered if anyone had tried growing them? I have half a packet left and will be trying these out!

    Has anyone tasted them? Apparently they are eaten for breakfast! And they are called either foul or ful Medames
    Last edited by Jeanied; 04-01-2012, 01:17 PM.
    Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?
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    They are small broad beans IMO and very nice they are too.
    Ful Medames - Egyptian Fava Beans

    I've never tried growing them though

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    • #3
      They are the same thing, Jeanie. Just like small and large lentils of colour.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
        Whilst browsing through the dried beans section at my local greengrocer I found a packet of these Turkish / Egyptian fava beans.
        That recipe sounds great, have you tried it? What do the fava beans look like, are they different to normal broad beans?
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          Turkish beans are not eaten at breakfast. There is a recipe for Fasulye and rice, which is a national peasant staple, often eaten as an entree or a supper snack. Beans are cheap and substitute meat, which is very expensive in Turkey. I lived on this for four years

          Almost Turkish: White Beans (Kuru Fasulye)
          Last edited by VirginVegGrower; 04-01-2012, 09:19 PM.
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          • #6
            according to Hannibal they go lovely with some liver and a nice chianti
            S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
            a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

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              Well Binners did'nt you have some of them off me last summer? Can't wait to try growing them.
              SBP they look identical to small broad beans - about the same size as those shelled and dried from my smaller bean pods. I reckon this will work you know folks!
              Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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              • #8
                Whoops VVG these are definitely fava beans - they have the characteristic black scar down one side- I have always wanted to make broad bean hummus so these have potential!
                If anyone wants a few to try growing with me do pm me!
                Last edited by Jeanied; 05-01-2012, 12:26 AM.
                Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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                • #9
                  They still don't eat them for brekkie and the only beans I saw the Turks eat in abundance were the good old white ones. Maybe in Egypt...
                  Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                  Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
                    Well Binners did'nt you have some of them off me last summer? Can't wait to try growing them.
                    SBP they look identical to small broad beans - about the same size as those shelled and dried from my smaller bean pods. I reckon this will work you know folks!
                    Don't think so ..seem to remember yard long beans and chick peas .....
                    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                    a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                    You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by binley100 View Post
                      according to Hannibal they go lovely with some liver and a nice chianti
                      Whilst crossing the Alps on an elephant...................

                      Oops, wrong hannibal.......
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                      to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

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                      • #12
                        Did he like liver? I thought he liked travel
                        Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                        Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

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