Legume
Bianco di Spagna Style Large White
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Bianco di Spagna–style beans are very large flat white runners/limas-adjacent in look but often common-bean trade whites used in Italian cooking for impressive size—butter-tender when cooked. They star in salads and slow braises. Gentle simmer; dress with tuna or bitter greens as in Italian contorni. Size means longer hydration. A luxury white bean experience.
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Antipasto BeanBraiseSalad
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ButteryImpressiveItalianLargeMildShowyVery Large White
History
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Large white “Spanish” beans entered Italian horticulture and cookery under Bianco di Spagna names.
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Specialty Italian beans marketed Bianco di Spagna for gourmet salads.