BROAD BEANS
Oct 11, 2020
2 minutes
WORDS BY JUDE & MICHEL FANTON
Vicia fava – vicia was the name for vetch in Latin and fava for the bean itself.
ORIGIN
Broad beans have been cultivated since prehistoric times in Europe. They were unearthed in the ancient city of Troy, found in Egyptian tombs as well as with Bronze Age artefacts in
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