Give them an Italian twist by mashing freshly boiled ... Egyptian ful medames is a dish of cooked broad beans (a small dried variety called ‘ful’) flavoured with garlic and lemon.

While fresh fava beans are only available seasonally, you can buy dried fava beans, both whole and split, year-round. "Dried favas taste like a cross between a white bean and a chickpea," says ...

Give them an Italian twist by mashing freshly boiled ... Egyptian ful medames is a dish of cooked broad beans (a small dried variety called ‘ful’) flavoured with garlic and lemon.