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Bean Blossom

Flavour: fresh beans
Use: fish, game, poultry
Culture: socially responsible culture with biological crop protection
Availability: year-round
Shelf Life: up to seven days at 2-4°C

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Taste and usage
Decorative purple flower with a crispy bite in the heart of the flower. Combines very well with summer dishes such as fish, scallops, veal, poultry, white meat with summer vegetables, dishes with fruity and/or spicy influences, and vegetarian meals.

Origin
Bean Blossom is the flower of a dual-purpose legume that is one of the most ancient crops among cultivated plants. Young immature pods are cooked and eaten like green beans. Young leaves are eaten raw in salads and older leaves are cooked like spinach. Flowers are eaten raw or steamed. It has been under cultivation in India since ancient times.

Availability and storage
Bean Blossom is available year round and can easily be stored for up to seven days at a temperature of 2-4°C.
Produced in a socially responsible culture, Bean Blossom meets the hygienic kitchen standards. The product is ready to use, since it is grown clean and hygienically. Bean Blossom is, as all the Koppert Cress cresses and specialties, produced according to the SQF 2000 guidelines.