"Rosso di Lucca" comes in different shades of red with streaks ranging from burgundy to blackish. The skin is firm, the paste is soft and the flavor is intense. Grown in the municipalities of Lucca, Capannori, and Porcari.
The cooking time is about two hours with a previous soak of at least 12 hours.
The "Rosso di Lucca" Red Bean is particularly suitable for the preparation of puree and soups.
"Cannellino di San Ginese e Sant'Alessio" is a white bean ecotype with greyish veins, smaller than the common Cannellino bean, almost absent in the mouth, soft texture, and delicate flavor. Cultivated in the Plain of Lucca and in the neighboring territories.
The cooking time is about two hours with a previous soak of at least 12 hours.
Recommended pairing: with white meats, aromatic herbs, or fish.
An ancient variety of bean, mainly hand-picked, with an intense flavor and a very fine skin, therefore extremely digestible.
It is suitable for all preparations, especially suitable for soups, and as an ingredient for the recipe of Ribollita.
It should be cooked over very low heat for about 50 minutes after soaking for at least 12 hours.
You can also enjoy it simply with a drizzle of raw extra-virgin olive oil and fresh black pepper, or heated in a pan with a drizzle of EVO oil, a clove of garlic, and a sprig of rosemary.
The Zolfino bean is part of the ancient varieties. It has the yellow color of sulfur and is also locally called "butter bean" because it melts in the mouth. It comes from the Valdarno and from the Pratomagno, province of Arezzo. It is small (dwarf variety), round, characterized by a very thin skin, which makes this bean more digestible and well accepted even by those who do not tolerate legumes. Unique in taste and consistency, delicious as a side dish.
Recovery of an ancient variety of chickpeas from central-southern Italy, it has a thick peel and has a much more marked taste than the other chickpeas. We recommend soaking for at least 24 hours changing the water, followed by washing in running water. The chickpeas must then be placed in abundant cold water, without salt, but, if desired, with 2 bay leaves or kombu seaweed and brought to a boil over low heat. Add salt to the boil and cook for about 2 hours. Preparation takes time but it's worth.
Lucchese is an ecotype of chickpea with an intense flavor and a soft texture grown in the Plain of Lucca and in the neighboring territories of the province of Pisa.
For use, we recommend soaking for at least 12 hours. The cooking time is about an hour.
This chickpea is widely used in traditional preparations: combined with cod, in velvety, or in mixed soups of legumes and cereals.
These small lentils grow in one of the most evocative areas of Tuscany, of Crete. It has a very tasty semi-flavour and is very rich in iron and proteins.
We advise you to soak them for at least 4 hours, rinse them, and put them on the fire in cold water, cooking for about 40 minutes, adding salt at the end of cooking.
Excellent with a drizzle of raw extra virgin olive oil, saffron, grated pecorino cheese, or stewed with tomato and vegetables, or the perfect ingredient for any soup.
Pearl emmer soup, hulled lentils, and hulled millet, and can be cooked without soaking.
Recipe for 4 people:
Pour 200 grams of emmer soup into about 2 litres of cold and salted-to-taste water, add a glass of white wine, and generously chopped carrot, celery, and onion. Cook for 40 minutes and serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and grated aged cheese. For the richer soup, add potato in small pieces or in a sprig of spinach at the beginning of cooking.
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