Fave, Salame e Pecorino Sardo

In centuries past, many Italians did not eat the various types of beans that were brought from the New World during the Columbian expeditions. They did not fully trust them and were suspicious of their properties. This was not the case of the fava bean, which is native to the Mediterranean and has been consumed since ancient times. The fava has a particular association with springtime, young love, and renewal. It is customary in western Liguria to eat fresh fava beans on the first day of Ma