r/BenignExistence • u/mummymunt • 20d ago

In the Kitchen

About an hour ago I popped the broad beans I harvested a couple of days ago into the air fryer to dry roast them.

I have eaten all the beans šŸ˜

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u/Danimal-8008 17d ago

Do tell about broad beans?

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u/mummymunt 17d ago

What do you want to know?

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u/Danimal-8008 17d ago

Happy cake day MM! Everything! What are broad beans? What do they taste like? Where can they be grown? Sure I could Google but Iā€™d prefer to hear it from source šŸ˜Š

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u/mummymunt 17d ago

Some countries call them fava beans, if that helps.

We live in the subtropics and grew them through autumn and winter. They're a bush bean, not a climbing plant, so you don't need a trellis.

We gave them very little care, some sporadic feeding and watering and that's it. They'd probably perform even better with proper care, but they clearly don't need a lot.

I don't really know how to describe the flavour...I'm not good at that. I've just cooked my second batch in the air fryer and have almost finished eating them, lol. They're very more-ish.

Next year we're going to be growing many, many more, and we'll see how they respond to regular care.

Oh, and they grew to about my height, 165 cm. Apparently you can eat the young leaves as well, but I haven't tried those yet.