Episode #47 - Fava Bean Purée and Bruschetta

Fava beans are one of the most common ways that Spring gets celebrated in Tuscany... A handful of fresh raw beans, a chunk of salty pecorino cheese and a glass of red wine is what we call "Cacio e Fave"; since I can remember I have been seeing everybody around me doing it... my grandfather, my father, their friends and all the farmers and hunters I ever met.