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Is there a substitute for the baby fava beans in Ful Medames?
I recently watched a few documentaries with regarding to Egyptian culture (including cuisine) and many times over, have seen a traditional dish "Ful Medames" but simply called "Ful", essentially similar to re-fried beans in Mexico and the US states of Texas, New Mexico, California and Arizona (all of which have International borders with Mexico), only that they use baby fava beans in Ful.
Also found out that this "Ful Medames" is a mainstay for many Egyptians (especially among the country's poor), the key is to have a little bit of Ful and a whole lot of pita bread to keep you going through the whole day, until dinner (sunset); since many eat this for breakfast.
Since I'm allergic to Fava Beans, even the Baby ones; are there any viable bean substitute(s) for this application?
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- The Unknown ChefLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
Chickpeas, White Kidney beans, small red kidney beans, Black beans even canned Lima beans are fine, I use Fava and Chickpeas to make my falafel and in other Middle Eastern dishes, small green cooked lentil to are not bad, I use them the the Egyptian dish "Koshari" in the sauce
- sweetrollLv 710 years ago
Maybe lima beans? Readily available, similar in size, not quite as flavorful.
