''Fabes la granxa'' (
Asturian, beans of La Granja, a town in Spain) are a type of
white runner bean cultivated in the
autonomous community
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Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensiv ...
. It is primarily used as an ingredient of
Fabada Asturiana.
For beans (
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock for ...
s) to qualify as ''Fabes la granja'' they must have the following characteristics:
* no stained, broken, empty, or wrinkled grains
* humidity: 14-18%
* size: big and uniform
* length: 21–26 mm
* width: 9–11 mm
* thickness: 7–8 mm
* form: preferably kidney shape
* colour and shade: sparky white.
This variety has a high fat content, which makes it especially smooth and greasy.
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See also
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Common bean (''Phaseolus vulgaris'')
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References
Asturian cuisine
Edible legumes
Phaseolus
San Ildefonso (Segovia)
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