Fresh shelled beans
- Characteristics
- Fresh seeds removed from the pod
Borlotti beans
Borlotti are common beans whose pale seeds are patterned with red markings.
- Family
- Legumes
- Seed appearance
- Pale ground with red markings
Types and forms
Dried beans
- Characteristics
- Seeds dried for later preparation
| Fresh shelled beans | Dried beans | |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Fresh seeds removed from the pod | Seeds dried for later preparation |
Try it in the kitchen
Our suggestion: serve cooked borlotti in a shallow bowl with olive oil and chopped parsley, with bread alongside. Or use them in a soup where a few beans stay whole and a few are crushed to give the broth body.
Fresh or dried?
Choose fresh shelled beans or dried beans to suit your recipe; they call for different preparation. Borlotti names a bean type, so check a separate origin indication if provenance matters to your purchase.
