Fava
I really didn't mean this new blog to turn into a food blog, but that seems to be the way it's going so far! Fava is another simple but excellent dish, as anyone who's been to Greece will know. Despite the obvious reference in the name to broad beans, it's a plain but delicious puree or 'porridge' of small, yellow split peas, associated with the island of Santorini. Fava with caper leaves... Until Covid locked us all down at home, I was in the habit of spending a couple of days, at the end of each year's summer holidays, on Santorini, and while there stocking up on the local fava 'beans', which bear a 'protected designation of origin' symbol. The last time I was there, the jeweller I buy my holiday presents from every year noticed I was carrying some fava and jars of capers, dashed off, and eventually came back with a giant bag of the former and a giant jar of the latter, so I was all set to weather the pandemic. Fava more or less makes itsel...