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Article: Fava favorites.(Food)(The quantity, quality and popularity of fresh fava beans is on the rise)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- June 22, 2005
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Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard
Hannibal Lecter once boasted that he served a census worker's liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
How times have changed for the fava bean.
Nowadays, you're more likely to find favas in your favorite specialty grocer than in the pantry of a famous fictional cannibal with extremely refined taste. The flat, light green beans are nearing the end of their season, but it's still possible to find them. Despite a poor Oregon crop, it's been a good year for favas, which have shown up on local menus, at farmers' markets and on dining room tables. They can be seen on the Food Network and in Thomas Keller's ...