{"title":"Cannellini Beans","description":"\u003cp\u003eFasolada — white bean soup — is considered the national dish of Greece and has been eaten in some form since antiquity. Thick, comforting, made with olive oil, vegetables, and white beans (most commonly cannellini), it was the food of fishermen, farmers, and soldiers for millennia, and remains a staple of the Orthodox fasting calendar today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCannellini beans are the backbone of fasolada and of dozens of other Mediterranean preparations. Their mild, slightly earthy flavour and exceptionally creamy texture when cooked make them the most versatile bean in the Greek kitchen: they work in soups, in salads, mashed as a dip, slow-baked with olive oil and herbs, and alongside greens in the simple braises that characterise Greek home cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Organic Cannellini Beans are grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, carefully dried at harvest, and selected for uniform size and freshness. The flavour difference from supermarket tinned cannellini is genuinely notable — these beans have an earthiness and creaminess that the canned version, waterlogged and soft, cannot replicate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCook them low and slow, with good olive oil, garlic, bay leaf, and whatever vegetables you have to hand, and you have the oldest and most reliable meal in the Greek kitchen. High in plant protein and dietary fibre. Certified organic. Zero-rated for UK VAT.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/0643\/1830\/collections\/cannellini-beans.jpg?v=1776595619","url":"https:\/\/checkout.backtonatureorganicfoods.co.uk\/collections\/cannellini-beans.oembed","provider":"Back to Nature Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}