Giant beans baked with tomatoes

Gigantes are a type of white bean, resembling butter/lima beans, but larger, rounder and much sweeter. They come from the north of Greece and the best come from Kastoria. Similar beans are found in Italy and Spain. In major cities outside Greece, look for them in specialist food stores. They make a delicious dish, gigantes fournou, which is often to be found in tavernas, even in the summer. It usually forms part of the meze spread in a Greek restaurant but is more likely to be