Fava beans, also known as broad beans, are very delicious, but there’s one problem: they have thick skin, and every bean needs to be peeled separately. Especially dried fava beans are a little difficult to work with. I was very happily surprised when we found dried split fava beans at a local shop, Al Marwan. [...]
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Overall they've done a great job, although some source criticism is encouraged - this is how they define us: "Vegans [...] are the purists of the vegetarian world and [...] have the most limited diet."
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