Dishes made with fava bean
10 dishes from around the world that list fava bean as a main ingredient.
Ta'ameyaVeganطعمية
🇪🇬 EgyptEgyptian fritters of fava beans and herbs, deep-fried and eaten in pita sandwiches
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
Ful medamesVeganفول مدمس
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreStew of slow-cooked fava beans with olive oil and spices, a staple across Egypt
Main dish, Breakfast
BissaraVeganبصارة
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreCreamy fava bean purée with herbs, served as a dip or soup
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Shahan fulVegetarian
🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreFava beans cooked to a paste and served with bread and toppings
Main dish, Breakfast
Ful medamesVeganفول مدمس
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreStew of slow-cooked fava beans with olive oil and spices, a staple across Egypt
Main dish, Breakfast
BissaraVeganبصارة
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreCreamy fava bean purée with herbs, served as a dip or soup
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Shahan fulVegetarian
🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreFava beans cooked to a paste and served with bread and toppings
Main dish, Breakfast
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bissara: Ruby Josephine Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ful medames: Habib M'henni, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shahan ful: Temesgen Woldezion edited by:Merhawie Woldezion, CC BY-SA 2.5, source