Beans have had a long and glorious tradition. Nutritious and easy to grow, store and carry, it’s no wonder you’ll find a whole host of stewed legumes and pulses in kitchens around the world.
When thinking about beans across the globe, we must consider the famous cassoulets of South West France, Cuban black beans, Tuscan stews made with cannellini or borlotti beans and the pease pottage of Medieval England. In 1753, a recipe for it included white peas, beef neck, spinach, colwort (cauliflower), leek, shredded herbs, a crazy 350g of butter, anchovies, mint, bacon and pea-sized meatballs. Nice!
Further back in history, indigenous tribes shared their baked bean recipes with the struggling New World pilgrims. Local beans, like navy beans, soldier beans and the yellow-eyed beans of Vermont, were stewed…
