Description
- Cooking time will be 1.5 to 2 hours Long (overnight) soaking.
In the Cilento area of the region of Campania, there is a town named Controne. In that small town, Michele Ferrante grows these heirloom beans and very special agricultural products, recognized by Terra Madre. Cicerchia (Lathyrus satifus) is an autochthonous (indigenous) legume variety, recovered by old farmers. It is an early variety with a very small and wrinkled seed, born from an herbaceous plant. The growing conditions are similar to chick peas. The origin is ancient, from the Middle East, and known the early Greeks and Latins. Cicerchia beans are excellent for soups, when used alone or combined with other beans.