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A small variety of common bean, creamy white coco - or cocobel - beans hold their shape when cooked and have a delicate texture and nutty flavour. You won't find better than these white beans grown by Jérémy and Jonathan Desforges at the Ferme des 3 Rois in the Beauce region of central France. Or try all four varieties of our new organic beans from France and save over 20%! Growing any beans other than fava is very difficult to do in the UK. Over the years we've worked with small growers to offer occasional small quantities of different Phaseolus bean varieties. But they sell out immediately and we've left many bean lovers disappointed. We're excited to now be working with the Desforges brothers to bring some of their superb organic beans across the Channel, less of a journey than some of our Scottish organic fava have to travel! The Ferme des 3 Rois was converted by Jérémy and Jonathan to organic production and diverse cropping in 2020. |
White coco beans are a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris - known as haricot or common bean - said to have been introduced to Brittany from Argentina. They've become popular in France as an especially tender dry storing bean.
Soak the beans for 6 hours. Cover with water or stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes until the beans are soft. Add more water if needed.
Cooking times for dried pulses will be longer at higher altitudes and when cooking with hard water or older pulses. Cooked pulses can be used immediately or frozen for later use.
Read our Pulses 101, part 2: Cooking basics - water & heat blog post for more about cooking dried pulses.
White Coco Beans
No Allergens
| Typical values |
Per 100g |
| Energy | 1,172kJ (280kcal) |
| Fat | 1.8g |
| of which saturates | 0.2g |
| Carbohydrate | 44g |
| of which sugars | 1.9g |
| Fibre | 17g |
| Protein | 19g |
| Salt | 0.05g |
A variety of Phaseolus vulgaris bean.
Grown in France.
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Collections: All Hodmedod & Guest Products , Dried Beans, Split & Whole, from British & French Farms , Hodmedod's Pulses, Grains, Seeds, Flakes, Flour, Ferment & more , New products from Hodmedod , Organic , POS Beans , Pulses, Grains & Seeds from British & French Farms , Pulses: Beans, Peas & Lentils , Rare Beans
Category: French , New , Organic , Phaseolus Beans , Rare Beans
Type: Beans
The beans are too old .I boiled them for 8 hours, but they are still tough.
Thank you for your feedback. We're very sorry the beans didn't cook well for you and we will arrange a refund or replacement. We test cook all our pulses and have found these very tender since their arrival from the farm in the early summer. We will try them again to make sure this issue hasn't affected more.
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I often find fava beans a bit bitter (is it just me?!) so have previously just used them in quite heavily flavoured dishes. Not these ones though - no bitterness at all - just really tasty. I often eat them just with a bit of seasoning and drizzle of oil!
This unusual flour is something everyone should try. I use it in sourdough and yeasted bread, and it makes an unusually dense dough that is actually rather textured and nice to stretch and fold even when using at 50:50 with white. It has a very nice flavour with a long prove - and so far has never over-proved on me by going liquidy. Aside from its unusual flavour and appearance, I have achieved a good firm and edible crust that doesn't turn into nasty shards
I make fantastic tasty hummus with Carlin Peas . I cook up the whole pack, then freeze in very small batches., equivalent to a canful, and they defrost overnight. I sometimes add butter beans or flageolets and vary the flavour with all sorts,…paprika, sun-dried tomatoes, aubergine etc. Or I can add them frozen to meat or veg stews, stir fries etc. love them!!
Really like this dish, great flavour and some real substance to it!
Fantastic grain for making risotto's and stews creates a really great creamy texture during cooking without the addition of dairy (although the addition of dairy elevates everything!) They don't overcook unlike rice so its almost a foolproof alternative, the end results are a moreish bite to the cooked grain.