Fagiolo di Sorana

Grown along the Pescia River, on about a dozen farms located in the Tuscan province of Pistoia, Fagiolo di Sorana refers to the local legume cultivar of the Phaseolus vulgaris L. botanical species. Because of their slightly flattened shape, Sorana beans are also called Piattellini.

They are picked from August to September, and once dried they are available year round. The flavorful Sorana beans are easy to digest and thus featured in various recipes, but the best way to enjoy them is as the Tuscans do it: make a simple cooked bean salad, seasoned to your taste with salt and white pepper, flavored with pomegranate, garlic, and chives, and drizzled with some extra virgin olive oil.