Fabes la granxa ( Asturian, beans of La Granja, a town in Spain[ citation needed]) are a type of white runner bean cultivated in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is primarily used as an ingredient of Fabada Asturiana.
For beans ( legumes) to qualify as Fabes la granja they must have the following characteristics:
- no stained, broken, empty, or wrinkled grains
- humidity: 14-18%
- size: big and uniform
- length: 21–26 mm
- width: 9–11 mm
- thickness: 7–8 mm
- form: preferably kidney shape
- colour and shade: sparky white. [1]
This variety has a high fat content, which makes it especially smooth and greasy. [2]
See also
References
- ^ Súarez Granada, Juan Luis (2001), La fabada, Gijón, Spain: ediciones tera, ISBN 84-9704-018-X.
- ^ ibid.
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