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Beans, lentils and peas are at the heart of Greek cooking. This beginner’s guide explains traditional Greek pulses, including white beans, lentils, chickpeas and yellow fava, how they’re cooked, why they taste different, and how to use them at home as part of a Mediterranean diet.

What are pulses Pulses are dried fruit of an entire category of plants who belong to the family of legumes (Leguminosae) and took their name from the characteristic lobe that protects the seed during its formation and maturation. It is one of the key ingredients of Greek Mediterranean diet, as also a memory of our childhood, because of the persistence of Greek mothers in...