Medieval Tuscany and Recipes
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Medieval Tuscany has always been full of fascinating stories handed down, including those of recipes that are still enjoyed today in home kitchens. Are you curious to discover one of them?

The omelette with pods: since the Middle Ages, broad beans were a staple food of the working classes and pods were considered edible.


Omelette with pods

📋 Recipe

Ingredients (2–3 people) 🥚🥚🥚🥚

  • 6 eggs
  • 300–350 g tender broad bean pods (not the broad beans: just the shells)
  • 1 fresh spring onion or a small white onion
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • A handful of grated pecorino cheese

How to prepare pods 🫛

  1. Choose the right podsThey must be green, shiny and thin. If they are large and spongy, they become fibrous and are not good for this dish.
  2. Quick cleaningWash the pods, remove the ends and the side thread (as for green beans).
    Cut them into thin, diagonal strips.
  3. Cooking the podsIn the pan: oil + chopped spring onion → let it wilt.
    Add the pods, salt, pepper, and cook 10–12 minutes until soft.

The omelette

  1. Beat the eggs with salt, pepper and pecorino cheese.🐑
  2. Pour the eggs over the pods and cook over medium-low heat.🥚
  3. When it comes off the edges, turn the omelet (or fold it into a crescent).
  4. Serve it lukewarm: it tastes better.

“Grandma’s” notes

  • If the pods are very tender, you can also add a few fresh shelled beans.
  • Also excellent in a sandwich or cut into cubes for a rustic aperitif.

This is one of those recipes of the “poor” but brilliant Tuscany, which did not throw anything away — not even the pods of the broad beans which – as you can see – are tender and very sweet.

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