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[[Image:Broad beans.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Broad beans in the pod]]
[[Image:Fried broad beans.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fried broad beans]]
'''Vicia faba''', the '''broad bean''', '''fava bean''', '''faba bean''', '''horse bean''', '''field bean''', '''bell bean''' or '''tic bean''' is a species of [[bean]] (Fabaceae) native to north Africa and southwest Asia, and extensively cultivated elsewhere.
===Culinary uses===
Broad [[beans]] are eaten while still young and tender, enabling harvesting to begin as early as the middle of spring for plants started under glass or overwintered in a protected location, but even the main crop sown in early spring will be ready from mid to late summer. Horse [[beans]], left to mature fully, are usually harvested in the late autumn.

The [[beans]] can be [[fried]], causing the skin to split open, and then salted and/or spiced to produce a savoury crunchy snack. These are popular in China, Peru (habas saladas), Mexico (habas con chile) and in Thailand (where their name means "open mouth nut").

In the Sichuan cuisine of China, broad beans are combined with [[soybeans]] and [[chili peppers]] to produce a spicy fermented bean paste called [[doubanjiang]].

In most Arab countries the fava bean is used for a breakfast meal called [[ful medames]]. Ful medames is usually crushed fava beans in a sauce although the Fava beans do not have to be crushed.

In Iran, cooked broad beans served with [[pepper]] and [[salt]] are sold on streets in winter. This food is also available conserved in metal cans.
==How to cook broad beans in a [[pressure cooker]]==
'''Use this basic guide if you do not have a specific recipe'''
* Pick through the [[beans]] and discard any discoloured beans or loose skins
* Soak in cold water for a minimum of the time shown, soaking overnight is usually the best way to achieve this
* Change soaking water a few times if possible
* Never cook the beans in the water they were soaked in
* Rinse the beans well at the end of the soaking period
* Ensure the [[pressure cooker]] is at least a quarter full
* Never fill the [[pressure cooker]] more than half full
* Always cover the beans with at least 5 cm (2") water
* Add 2 tablespoons of [[vegetable oil]] to the water - this reduces foaming
* Allow the [[pressure cooker]] to get to the required pressure and then begin timing
* Use the specified [[pressure release method]] - this is the [[natural method]] in the case of [[dried beans]] or [[pulses]]
* A bean is usually perfectly cooked when it can be easily squashed between your forefinger and thumb
* If the beans are not sufficiently cooked, return to pressure, cook for another 3 minutes and allow the pressure to reduce using the [[natural method]].
* Check that the beans are cooked to your liking.
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|Dried [[Broad beans]]||8 hours||4 minutes||Medium||[[Natural pressure release method|Natural]]
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==See also==
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