Variety profile
Bush bean ‚Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco’
Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus · Fabaceae
- Ripening
- mittel
- Harvest
- Week 32 to 36
- Vigour
- stark
- Growth habit
- Busch
- Origin
- Italien
- Open-pollinated
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Kochen, Lager, Trocknen, Frisch
About this variety
Machine-translated, may contain errors.
The Italian ‚Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco’ bean has distinctive cream-colored pods that are flame-red, hence the name 'Fire Tongue'. You harvest it as a dry bean: let the pods ripen and then remove the speckled red seeds. Fresh or dried, it is an excellent soup and stew bean.
Full-bodied nutty with creamy, almost chestnut-like consistency when cooked. Ideal for Minestrone, stews and slow-cooked dishes.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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