Fava Larga di Leonforte
Leonforte Fava Bean
A broad bean known since antiquity and once widespread as a rotation crop with wheat, sown to put nitrogen back into the soil. It remains a fixture of the local cooking, and the whole cultivation is still done by hand.
Designation
- Certification
- Slow Food Presidium
- Category
- Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed
Where it is made
Leonforte, province of Enna.
How it is made
The rows are prepared in November and December and the seeds sown in small clusters, a postarella, then covered. Once the plants wilt they are cut, dried in small bundles called manate di favi, and beaten in the yard, where animals once trod them.