American Lima Bean in a can, ideal for nutritious recipes with great yield.
Presentation
Canned 425 g
Availability
Available
Product description
First-selection Peruvian lima bean, cooked to the right point and preserved in natural brine. Ready to use in stews, salads and traditional dishes.
About this product
The lima bean was domesticated in Peru thousands of years ago: it appears in archaeological remains on the coast and in Moche pottery. It is a large, flat, cream-colored bean with a buttery texture when cooked, grown mainly in Ica and on the northern coast.
Culinary uses
- Stewed lima beans with rice (Peru)
- Lima bean salad
- Succotash (US)
- Purées and creamy soups
- Scientific name
- Phaseolus lunatus
- Also known as
- Lima beanButter beanPallar
