SC - Brown Favas
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upsxdls_osu at ionet.net
Tue Jan 30 07:32:37 PST 2001
Since we're talking peas & beans again... I found brown fava beans at the local
market that caters to Middle-Eastern Students. Are these the same/similar beans
we're talking about? They resemble a medium sized lima bean, only they're sort
of tan colored instead of cream. If so, please remind me where those darned
bean recipes are again. Thanks,
Liadnan - frantically trying to finish newcomer's garb in time for Border wars
this weekend, and not cooking at all!
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:41:08 -0600 you wrote:
>
> Phaseolus is the Latin term used to taxonomically define the genus for the
> New World beans. Vigna is the genus of the black-eyed pea. This usage
> begins to appear in the 16th Century and is fixed in Linnean taxonomy in the
> 18th Century.
>
> Modern Italian lumps the genera Vigna and Phaseolus into the fagiola (or
> fasioli, if you prefer). The term predates Columbus and appears to be
> derived from the Latin phaseolus, which was used to describe another type of
> bean other than the fava. Because of liguistic tie between the genus Vigna,
> fagiola, and phaseolus, it is believed that the black-eyed pea is the
> phaseolus of Antiquity.
>
> This is one of those cases where you need to be aware of the differences
> between language and taxonomy.
>
> Bear
>
> > Okay, I'm confused. Some people have said that all Phaseolus are
> > New World, yet others have said there was an Old World legume
> > from which the blackeyed pea is descended. Which is it?
> >
> > Irmele
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