Valor Papdic
Valor Papdi also known as field beans, flat beans, broad beans or valor beans. They are flat beans with a smooth skin similar to a showy bean. It is a very old bean that has been grown for a very long time. The beans were harvested thousands of years ago in Afghanistan, West Asia and the surrounding Himalayas. The beans are medium-sized, averaging 5-7 centimeters long, flat and slightly curved in shape. A fun fact is that this vegetable was the most consumed vegetable in Spain during the Middle Ages.
How does Valor Papdi grow?
Beans are fast-growing annual vegetables that can be planted in both early spring and fall. The plants are large and leafy with square, hollow stems that are very sturdy. It is not a climbing plant unlike a lot of other beans. The leaves of the plant are round and resemble pea leaves. The flowers are usually white with dark spots but can also be red in a lot of cases.
The taste
The taste of these beans is reminiscent of the taste of green beans. Only the beans are coarser and drier in texture.
Where can you buy Valor Papdi?
You can buy broad beans in the Netherlands mainly in Surinamese, Chinese and Turkish tokos/supermarkets. Since beans belong to the vegetable category, you can often find them on the vegetable shelf of the respective toko or supermarket.
Nutritional value
The beans are rich in essential minerals and vitamins. For example, beans contain Vitamin C, iron, calcium and B complex. Vitamin C acts as a powerful antioxidant in the body that stops harmful free radicals. Broad beans have a positive effect on improving the immune system.
Recipes
The taste of broad beans is very tasty and very healthy in the process. This makes the broad bean very versatile in the kitchen. Below we highlight 5 recipes:
- Flat bean soup
- Orzo with flat beans cilantro and feta cheese
- Broad bean salad
- Broad bean mint dip
- Pasta flat beans with Orzotto
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