A Feast to Celebrate the International Year of Pulses
by Polly Robinson January 15, 2016
Feasting on pulses is something the Hodmedod team are happy to do any day of the week but on January 6th we had two extra reasons to celebrate. As well as an almost belated Christmas lunch, January 6th marked the launch of the UN’s International Year of Pulses with hundreds of people across the world celebrating with a pulse feast.
Ancient Pulses: Were Fava Beans the First Farmed Crop?
by Nick Saltmarsh December 16, 2015 2 Comments
Israeli archaeologists claim to have dug up the world's oldest fava beans, suggesting that beans may have been the very first farmed crop. Does this mean the paleo diet is old hat and neo(lithic) eating the new thing?
Fava beans at Christmas: Cake, Excess and the Lord of Misrule
by Josiah Meldrum December 15, 2015 1 Comment
Perhaps surprisingly fava beans have a long association with Christmas and the midwinter festivals that preceded it, including a traditional cake that we think is well worth reviving.
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