NEW HARVEST PULSES AND FABA BEANS

Now available from Mevalco – the home of fine Spanish Foods – are this season’s freshly harvested pulses including Faba beans of the highest quality, sustainably sourced specially from a range of artisanal suppliers in Spain and selected for their flavour and texture. 

A leading partner to Mevalco is Burcol (a family-owned business, which combines traditional methods with modern innovation in their production methods). Mevalco’s full range includes Butter Beans, Caviar Lentils, Chickpeas, Verdina Beans and the famously Spanish Faba beans.

According to Managing Director, David Menendez, pulses and Faba beans offer a great opportunity to chefs for winter menus – they offer strong value for money whilst delivering value add and depth to many dishes.

These are the tiny giants of nutrition delivering terrific flavour and texture to winter menus.  For example, Fabada Asturiana is a rich Spanish bean stew – a deliciously rich dish which is most commonly found in the region of Asturias.  Fabada is a hot and heavy dish and for that reason it is most commonly eaten during winter and at the largest meal of the day – lunch!  It’s a real treat when served with crusty bread and red wine (or cider!).

And increasingly, we see beautiful fish served with some beans which is a very northern Spanish thing to do.  For example, butter beans and cod are a match made in heaven, giving big flavours and essential nutrients and certainly impressive enough for restaurants to serve.

These are just examples of dishes that we see using pulses as “la crème de la crème” to add value and depth to their menus.