Bodrum Boiled Borlotti Beans Haslanmis Barbunya Can 800g

Bodrum Ready to Eat Borlotti Beans, called barbunya in Turkish, come in a large 800 g tin and are already cooked, so there is no overnight soaking or long simmering before the beans reach your pan. The speckled cream-and-red beans have a soft, creamy bite and a mild, slightly nutty flavour, and the tin carries a 'Prodotto Italiano' badge on its front label.

In a Turkish kitchen barbunya is best known from barbunya pilaki, the olive-oil dish cooked with onion, carrot, potato and tomato and served cold with a squeeze of lemon. Drain and rinse the beans, then stir them in towards the end of cooking so they stay whole. They also suit soups, vegetable stews, rice dishes and salads with red onion, parsley and sumac.

Keep unopened tins in a cool, dry cupboard. Once opened, transfer any leftovers to a covered container and keep them in the fridge, and follow the date and storage guidance printed on the tin.