My favored legume this spring, has been the black lentil, lenticchie nere. from Sicily. I have been buying them from a small vendor of grains and legumes in Sant’Ambrogio market, here in Florence. They reminded me of the dark mini lentils grown in volcanic soil from the tiny island of …
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Learn to Cook in Faraway Places Fine Living, July 2008