Fava Broad Bean
Vicia faba, also known in the culinary sense as the broad bean, fava bean, or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption, and also as a cover crop. Varieties with smaller, harder seeds that are fed to horses or other animals are called field bean, tic bean or tick bean. Horse bean, Vicia faba var. equina Pers., is a variety recognized as an accepted name.
Fava, also known as broad bean paste, is a common delicacy especially in Aegean and Greek cuisine. Favan should remain in a slightly watery consistency before serving. Fava, which absorbs its water as it waits, should be prepared for cold presentation.
