Fava Bean Umami Paste

£2.89

A purée of fermented beans full of rich umami flavour.

Similar to a Japanese miso but made with British-grown fava beans, our fermented Fava Bean Umami Paste is packed with deep rich umami flavour with subtle notes of sherry.

Awarded two stars in the 2019 and 2018 Great Taste Awards, here are a few of the judges' comments:

"We love the umami depth of flavour, its complexity and persistence."
"Deep, satisfying umami flavours that burst with fizzy fermentation, complex soy like flavour with a natural sweetness that is really harmonious and delicious."
"A fabulously aromatic miso paste, how brilliant that this is made from British-grown fava beans."
"Brilliant in a variety of dishes and genuinely versatile."
"A brilliant fridge staple."

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Recipe for Fermented Fava Bean Umami Paste

Summer Bean Salad with Umami Dressing

Adds to stirfries, stews, soups, dressings, stocks and more for umami depth and fruity, sherry flavour. We’ve even been spreading it on toast!

Cooking instructions

Add about half a teaspoon per serving to almost any dish for added depth of flavour.

To store

Keep refrigerated and use within 4 weeks of opening.
Ingredients

Fava Beans, Water, Salt, Live Cultures*
*Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Aspergillus sojae, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

Allergy information

No allergens
Typical values Per 100g

Energy 432kJ (103kcal)

Fat 0.5g

of which saturates 0.1g

Carbohydrate 13g

of which sugars 2.1g

Fibre 5.8g

Protein 8.6g

Salt 9.5g
Our Fava Umami Paste is fermented in the same way as many soya bean ferments used for miso, black beans, soy sauce or tamari, but using fava beans instead of soy beans. It's made with just fava beans, water and salt, fermented with a live culture of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Aspergillus sojae and Zygosaccharomyces rouxii.

Suitable for vegans.

Now packed in recyclable glass jar with metal lid.

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Botanical Blend #2 - Meadow, Grist for milling

Sourdough School

£10.99

14 grains, seeds, pulses and flowers reflecting the diversity of crop and wild plants one might find in and by a field.

This product is a grist of whole grains &c for milling. Botanical Blend #2 is also available as freshly milled flour, ready to use in bread and baking.

Created by Vanessa Kimbell of the Sourdough School and blended here at the Bean Store from grains and seeds grown by UK farmers, this botanical base mix is designed for home milling and use in sweet and savoury sourdough baking.

Botanical Blend No2 is the first of several blends we plan to offer, all are the culmination of years of research by Vanessa into the workings of the gut microbiome, the process of wild yeast fermentation and the art of baking for flavour and nutrition. They reflect the diversity we need to see in fields and in our diets.

Any home baker can mill and add the blend to their bakes, bringing extra fragrance, flavour and nutrition. However, the blend is best used in conjunction with The Sourdough School: Sweet Baking which can be bought separately (with a £5 Hodmedod voucher) or with the blend (without a Hodmedod voucher, but with a £6 discount).

The Sourdough School: Botanical Blends information sheet is available as a free pdf download.

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This mix has been created for home milling and baking, every box of Botanical Blend No2 - Meadow comes with a printed information sheet from the Sourdough School. You can download the information sheet here.
Ingredients

Spelt, Einkorn, Emmer, Rye, Barley, Naked Oats, Poppy Seeds, Buckwheat, Linseed, Peas, Nettle, Cornflower, Rose Petal, Mallow Flower

Allergy advice

For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.
Typical values Per 100g

Energy 1,455kJ (339kcal)

Fat 3.6g

of which saturates 0.5g

Carbohydrate 40.1g

of which sugars 1.2g

Fibre 11.2g

Protein 15.4g

Salt <0.02g
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians