Borlotti Beans Monte Castello, 500 g - 1.1 lb

Borlotti Beans are similar to cannellini beans. This bean is can be a medium to large Hazelnut-colored bean or streaked with black, magenta, or red. This is widely used in Italy to make a soup or can be an addition to your salad as this has a sweetish flavor with a smooth texture and that is creamy. This is often called cranberry beans which is a tasty late summer snack. The beans and pod are just the same in size as the large string bean. Borlottis you don't eat the pods as these are shell beans. The color of Borlotti inside is cream in color and tastes like Chestnut. In Italian cuisine, the Borlotti is often used as beans, in a pasta soup which is known as pasta e Fagioli. This can be added to your salad as protein and to stews or combined with other vegetables as a side dish. When you cooked these beans are tender and moist to eat as they came from South America but came to Northern Italy a long time ago which became the favorites of Italian and Spaniards. You can enjoy the Borlotti