Borlotti beans (barbunya), also known as pinto beans, are speckled beans that turn creamy and rich when cooked. In Turkey they are a must in barbunya pilaki – beans simmered in olive oil with carrot, onion and tomato, served warm or cold.
How to use them:
Ingredients: dried borlotti beans (pinto beans).
Store in a cool, dry place.
Nutritional value per 100 grams:
| Energy | 1308 kJ / 311 kcal |
| Fat | 1.9 g |
| - of which saturates | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 40.4 g |
| - of which sugars | 6.3 g |
| Protein | 23.9 g |
| Salt | 0.07 g |