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Pasta e Fagioli

Pasta e fagioli is a traditional Roman bean soup featuring borlotti beans and small pasta shapes. It’s notable for its s...

Italian Roman Pasta Soup

9.2 Excellent

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Ribollita

Ribollita is a hearty Italian bean soup originating from Tuscany. It’s notable for utilizing stale bread and readily ava...

Italian Tuscan Peasant Cannellini Bean

9.1 Excellent

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Harira

Harira is a rich Moroccan soup traditionally prepared for Ramadan, though enjoyed year-round. It’s characterized by its...

Chickpea Moroccan Soup Ramadan

9.1 Excellent

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Channay

Channay is a spiced chickpea curry originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Developed by Indian indentured laborers, it ble...

Street Food Chickpea Breakfast Spiced

9.1 Excellent

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Pasta e Ceci

Pasta e ceci is a traditional Italian bean soup originating from Rome. It features short pasta with chickpeas simmered i...

Italian Chickpea Roman Pasta

9.0 Excellent

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Farinata

Farinata is a savory, baked flatbread originating in Genoa, Liguria. It’s made primarily from chickpea flour, creating a...

Italian Street Food Baked Chickpea Flour

8.9 Great

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Hummus

Hummus is a creamy dip and spread traditionally produced using chickpeas—specifically dried chickpeas—as its primary ing...

Chickpea Middle Eastern Spread Levantine

8.8 Great

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Cocido Madrileño

Cocido Madrileño is a traditional Spanish bean dish originating in Madrid. It’s recognized for its unique presentation:...

Spanish Traditional Chickpea Madrid

8.8 Great

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Cozido à Portuguesa

Cozido à Portuguesa is a substantial Portuguese bean dish traditionally prepared slowly. It combines chickpeas with pork...

Chickpea Slow Cooked Portuguese National Dish

8.8 Great

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Fave e Cicoria (Fava Bean Puree and Chicory)

Fave e cicoria is a traditional dish from the Apulia region of southern Italy, consisting of a smooth puree of dried fav...

Italian Regional Chicory Fava Bean

8.8 Great

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Abgoosht

Abgoosht is a slow-cooked Persian bean dish originating from Iran. It features lamb, chickpeas, white beans, and tomatoe...

Chickpea Lamb Iranian Slow Cooked

8.7 Great

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Shiro

Shiro is a traditional stew central to Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine, prepared primarily from ground chickpeas or broad...

Vegan Chickpea Ethiopian Stew

8.7 Great

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Chaat with Chickpeas (Chana Chaat)

Chana Chaat is a popular Indian street food snack made primarily from boiled chickpeas. Originating from the Punjab regi...

Indian Street Food Chickpea Snack

8.7 Great

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Cecina (Chickpea Flatbread)

Cecina is a Tuscan unleavened flatbread originating from Livorno, Italy, made from a simple batter of chickpea flour, wa...

Italian Street Food Chickpea Flour Ligurian

8.5 Great

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Lagane e Ceci (Calabrian)

Lagane e ceci is a traditional Calabrian dish consisting of wide, flat pasta ribbons similar to lasagna, served with chi...

Italian Chickpea Regional Pasta

8.5 Great

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Ciceri e tria

Ciceri e tria is a traditional dish originating from the Salento peninsula in the Apulia region of Italy. The recipe con...

Italian Classic Chickpea Apulian

8.1 Great

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Pisarei e faśö

Pisarei e faśö is a traditional dish from Piacenza in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It consists of pisarei, small...

Italian Emilian Regional Dumpling

8.0 Great

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Jota

Jota is a traditional, hearty stew characteristic of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy and neighboring areas of...

Italian Soup Bean Trieste

7.8 Good

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Panissa vercellese

Panissa vercellese is a traditional rice and bean dish from Vercelli in Piedmont, northern Italy. It consists of Arborio...

Italian Piedmont Rice Bean

7.8 Good

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Panissa ligure

Panissa ligure is a traditional Ligurian preparation made by cooking chickpea flour with water and salt until it thicken...

Italian Chickpea Fried Ligurian

7.5 Good