As part of Jilly’s visit to Philadelphia, we made our regular circuit of key South Philly institutions: La Lupe, Chickie’s, Di Bruno’s, and, of course, the Italian Market. Both of us got excited when we saw what we thought was a bin of fresh fava beans. We envisioned a fruity, lemony salad, maybe with [...]]]>

As part of Jilly’s visit to Philadelphia, we made our regular circuit of key South Philly institutions: La Lupe, Chickie’s, Di Bruno’s, and, of course, the Italian Market. Both of us got excited when we saw what we thought was a bin of fresh fava beans. We envisioned a fruity, lemony salad, maybe with some chopped red onion and garlic and salt. Imagine our surprise when we opened one up to see that it contained a fresh chickpea instead. They sort of taste like fresh peas. We’re thinking we’re going to make the same salad, but with the chickpeas instead. Anybody else know what to do with them?

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