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Ganxet Bean

Curiosity · Argentona, Maresme, Barcelona

A variety of bean with its own designation of origin native to the Vallès and the Maresme, with a creamy texture and mild flavour, a traditional accompaniment to botifarra. It owes its name to the hook shape of its grain, white, flattened and slightly wrinkled; the Government of Catalonia registered its designation of origin in 2007 and the European Union granted it Protected Geographical Indication status in January 2012.

Photo: Pere Serafi (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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