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The Bean That Built the Ancient Levant
The fava bean was the protein backbone of the ancient Levant for millennia — domesticated eight thousand years before the Common Era, found in Neolithic digs at Jericho, and central to the daily diet of ancient Israel. So how did it become a garnish on hummus plates? This episode traces the bean's arc from ancient staple to diaspora casualty to its current awkward revival in Israeli restaurants. We explore the archaeology of Neolithic pulses, the genetic twist of favism (G6PD deficiency), and why a bean that's higher in protein than chickpeas and far more sustainable got left behind. For…
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