Bean Seeds - SWEET LUPINI - Bush

SWEET LUPINI SEED (Lupinus albus) Italian National Snack ! The SWEET LUPINI Bean (Lupinus albus) is also known as altramuz in Spain and Argentina, tremoços in Portuguese, and tirmis in Antalya (Turkey). This flat dried bean is approximately 1/2 inch in diameter, round in shape, and light yellow in color. While it may appear similar to fava or lima beans, it is in a class of its own. Once a popular staple in the Roman Empire, today yellow Lupini beans are enjoyed as a snack food in Mediterranean and Latin American countries. Sweet Lupini beans require soaking and extended cooking to remove their bitter taste from high alkaloid content. However, the effort is worth it as these beans are one of the highest in protein content.How to grow l BeansLupini beans have been grown for thousands of years, and are used in a variety of dishes, in flours and pasta, and as a pickled treat in some countries and Mexican restaurants. Although lupini beans grow best in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 8, th