Big and scary

[kz_blogorambling]

I've never seen fava beans in their pods before.

YIPES!

Comments

[karald.livejournal.com]

I read some article saying they're an immense pain in the ass to deal with but have never seen them unpeeled and in the pod. What do they look like?

[crankyasanoldma.livejournal.com]

They're just big--like as long as a normal string bean pod, but fat, as big around as a finger (or bigger) and bulging like a pea pod.

Big sizes are intriguing when you're talking about laundry detergent at CostCo or Sam's Club, but in other things like food they strike me as freakish.