Aysha Khanom Beans (Fasolia)

Aysha Khanom fasolia is a variety of dried beans well known in Lebanese home cooking. Like other dried beans, they are usually soaked before cooking and then simmered until tender. They are a familiar base for fasolia stew, often cooked with tomato, garlic and onion, sometimes with meat, and served alongside rice. They also work in soups, in bean salads dressed with lemon and olive oil, and in many everyday family dishes. You can find Aysha Khanom beans on the legumes shelf at Dekenet Al Nes in Baaqline, in the Chouf, where they are sold by the kilo. Dekenet Al Nes is a package-free grocery store, so customers are welcome to bring their own containers and fill the amount they need, helping cut down on plastic and single-use packaging.