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Soramame no Kofuki (Simmered Fava beans) ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

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    Soramame no Kofuki (Simmered Fava beans)

Soramame no Kofuki (Simmered Fava beans)

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  • Main lore areas

    Central region, Eastern region

  • Main ingredients used

    Dried fava beans

  • History/origin/related events

    It is a dish in eastern-central Tottori Prefecture used fava beans. Fava beans are heavy and has a bit sweet flavor. There are two types of fava beans; dried ripen fava beans and young fava beans. Dried one is used for ‘Soramame no Kofuki’.
    The best season for fava bean is early summer, from April until June. It loses its freshness very quickly, and it is said it loses its fresh taste after 3days. Therefore, drying beans is the best way to keep beans tasty for a long time. It’s easy to do so – just take fava beans out from ripen black pod shells, then dry them under sunshine on a strainer. It can be kept for a couple of month by drying beans. This dish is easy to prepare by using dried fava beans, but you can enjoy soft and fluffy texture with rich flavor of beans, which is something different from fresh raw fava beans by soaking and boiling them.

  • Opportunities and times of eating habits

    It used to be served at special occasions like wedding or memorial ceremonies, or to treat guests. Nowadays it is served as a special dish for gatherings because it takes time and efforts like to remove skins. You can cook the dish regardless of seasons by using dried fava beans.

  • How to eat

    Soak dried fava beans, then boil them with water mixed with baking soda. Peel skins out, then boil them again with seasoning you like until it gets soft as you like. You can add honey instead of sugar, or mirin(=sweet rice wine) or soy sauce, and also adjust softness of beans as you like. You can serve it as a side dish in the boxed lunch, mix it with cooked rice, or make a salad by mixing with bite-sized potatoes.

  • Efforts for Preservation and Succession

    (Outline of the traditions, the preservation society, social media use, modern approaches to commercialization)
    In universities which have the faculty of food nutrition, they have seminars of local food in Tottori Prefecture for students. They practiced ‘Soramame no Kofuki’ during the seminar.

RECIPE

Ingredients (for using 1kg of dried fava beans)

  • Dried fava beans 1kg
  • Water As needed
  • Sugar As needed
  • Salt A little
  • Baking soda A little

How to cook

  • 1. Soak dried fava beans in water.

  • 2. After soaked beans, boil them in plenty of water mixed with baking soda.

  • 3. Peel the skins after boiling.

  • 4. Add sugar to peeled beans, then simmer until they get soft as you like.

provider : Tottori Prefecture Nutritionist Association

Recipes vary depending on the region and home.

Contact

Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Tel:+81-3-3502-5516

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