fava beans
- plural of fava bean.
Example Sentences
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Victor Huynh, a regular customer, often orders the Cairo Classic, a breakfast plate featuring fava beans that are cooked for 12 hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“My advice is to buy them fresh. If that’s too time-consuming, you can buy frozen fava beans — they already come peeled, shelled and blanched.”
From Salon ● May 14, 2025
And the community kitchens will provide a simple meal every day, which will consist of something like fava beans or lentils.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2024
She gets ready to cook some dinner - most likely tinned chickpeas and fava beans - and then will go to sleep.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
For the appetizer I turned to the garden, where there were fava beans ready to pick.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
