Broad beans are at their best from the end of May through to mid-July, when the pods are pale green and soft and the beans are still small. Only brief steaming or cooking is required when broad ...

Fresh fava beans can be prepared in a myriad of ways: blanched, sautéed, steamed, boiled, or fried — as well as added to stews, soups, and salads, or even made into a dip. Fava beans are often ...

Long beans are also called snake beans or yard long beans. Dried shrimp roe (ha ji) is usually sold in small glass jars. The roe is tiny and looks like reddish-brown dust, but it has a strong flavour.

I have used broad beans here as they are in season now. Try to get the smaller pods if possible, as they will be more tender and you won't have to double skin them. This dish somehow manages to be ...