This is the third time I am growing fava beans...
I had only two plants on the first try... and perhaps four on the second...The second time around, the crows came for the beans before I did... grrrr...
And belated as it is, I am discovering, what a lovely vegetable this is...
We bought two different types of beans this third time around...
The 'fast' growing type, and the 'normal' growing type...
The former gives smaller fruits, the later, bigger and more wholesome fruits...
The 'fast' growing type, and the 'normal' growing type...
The former gives smaller fruits, the later, bigger and more wholesome fruits...
Didn't want the crows to get them before me this time...
So, we harvested 'big' time...
And ended up having a loadful of mainly the fast type...
Peeled the beans off the pods and woah, the scale tipped at about 1.5 kilograms, clean...
And ah ha, why not cream fava bean soup?
With lots of coarse black pepper?
Served on a Peter Rabbit bowl?
Waaah... absolutely delicious...
We still have some more of the normal type in the potager...
Shall be enjoying them slowly...
Didn't get to try eating their leaves as initailly planned... perhaps next time...
PS-1: The rainy season started two days ago, so I am rather stuck indoors... still, the rain couldn't restrain me from occasionally going into the potager to talk to the plants...
PS-2: Submitted this post to Appalachian Feet's “How to Find Great Plants”.
Yum, yum...I'm sure it tastes a whole lot better than the nasi lemak I just posted. :(
ReplyDeleteOne... nasi lemak? Let me go and check it out...
ReplyDeleteI have to try those beans are they similar to broad beans they look it ?
ReplyDeleteCathy... I am not so sure but the beans are no doubt broad and thick... the size of the bean is about the size of a an adult's human thumb...
ReplyDeleteLrong I see have to try them thankyou for the info
ReplyDeleteI was reading One post and the nasi lemak on it. Then looking at your fava beans reminds me of petai in sambal ikan bilis.LOL.
ReplyDeleteThose look good Lrong. The crows must be so sad that they didn't get them sooner.
ReplyDeleteLooking at them just made me drool over them. Though I don't think I ever eaten one yet! XD
ReplyDeleteYour fava beans look absolutely yummy (well the finished recipe photos certainly do)! I never tried growing fava beans I wonder if I could grow them in a container? The only edible thing on my patio is chives...how sad is that?! Later this season I've simply got to grow something that will last into winter! I talk to my plants too...the neighbors already think I'm nuts so why not.
ReplyDeletewow these beans look so good... good job! That cream soup must be really yummy. You have the best food in the world!!
ReplyDeleteYour fava beans and the dishes looks so yummy!
ReplyDeleteMalay-Kadazan girl... come to think of it, the fava beans does remind me of the petai too... both of us like buah petai very much, the sambal type...
ReplyDeleteBom... hahaha, a bit too bad for the crows this time around...
lina... think we can get dried fava beans in Malaysia, they are a little salted...
Theanne and Baron... I would imagine fava beans can be grown in containers... shouldn't be a problem, I think... chives are lovely too, both for the eyes and the stomach...
Stephanie... thank you! The cream soup was lovely enough for me to ask wifey to cook a second time in as many days...
Malar... we still have a little bit more in the field, waiting to be harvested...
You like petai? Hmmm... if my Dad have some stock (he buys them from Orang Asli and sell them), I wonder whether I can smuggle some for you when we go to Shikoku. ^^
ReplyDeletelina... woah, the smell of the petai may make the immigration officials suspicous... when are you planning to visit shikoku?
ReplyDelete@Lrong,
ReplyDeleteIf its packed in an airtight container, it won't smell. ;p
Dec trip for us but just 3 days for Shikoku after Kyushu. :)
lina... only three days in shikoku? where are you planning to visit?
ReplyDeleteI don't want to cover a lot of places but not really get the feel of the places so at the moment, it's just : Matsuyama, Megijima, Ritsurin Garden & Nichiyo-Ichi. Any thoughts?
ReplyDeleteI am thinkig of buah petai when seeing your fava beans.
ReplyDeletelina... Matsuyama is in Ehime prefecture; Megijima & Ritsurin Garden is in Kagawa prefecture where I live; and Nichiyo-Ichi, the one in Kochi prefecture? If so, that is quite a lot of distance, I must say...
ReplyDeleteMegijima is very rustic and charming... in fact, I am thinking of bringing students there instead of Ogijima due to better facilities... Ritsurin is very pretty, probably more pretty than the other three so-called prettiest gardens of Japan...
rainfield61... yeap, quite true but minus the 'flagrance'...
@Lrong,
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm using this post to tell you about my travel plans. ^^
Yes, I know it is quite a distance and still deciding but then again, I like the challenge. We are looking to board some nice trains (pity Son is too old to care about Anpanman or we probably would plan our trip around taking the Anpanman trains. XD)
No need for apologies, my friend... I used to enjoy riding trains too, especially the slow, local trains... but these days, it is gardening and gardening... just checked out the ampanman train... honestly, I didn't know that these trains run here in Shikoku...
ReplyDeleteHow fun and creative...Fava spaghetti and cream fava bean soup in a Peter Rabbit bowl! I never had fava beans before, but I think it's time to try some.
ReplyDeleteDiane... I am sure you will like it...
ReplyDeleteYes! they are a true gourmet treat! Even though I only grow a few, I just enjoy steaming some young broad beans and eating them with butter! yum!
ReplyDeleteMatron... gourmet beans they are indeed... we have never tried eating the beans with butter before... might do so one day...
ReplyDeleteHi, sorry I have been away again...I'm the now-you-see-her-now- you-don't girl.
ReplyDeleteYour fava bean soup looks goood!Can the beans be fried like kacang goreng, you think?
Rosie
Rosie... think the stores in Malaysia sell the fried type, imported from China... they taste quite good...
ReplyDeleteThe food looks tasty. I've never even saw these beans.
ReplyDeleteMaia... try them, they are really lovely to eat...
ReplyDeleteFava beans? Don't know what is that but they look yummy in your dishes :)~
ReplyDeleteMilka... think they are sold in Malaysia as dried nuts... they are quite tasty...
ReplyDeleteHi! I was googling fava beans and your blog came up:D These beans are so amazing, I have not tried the fresh beans before, must taste really good huh! I know I love the crispy fried version!
ReplyDeleteJeannie... huh, thanks to google then, for showing my page to you... fresh fava beans are really very tasty no matter how you cook them... the crispy fried ones are ok but a little too salty and oily for me, perhaps..
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