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In the article* posted here recently by J. Cottingham, which started this discussion, authors point out that most of the L-dopa in fava beans (vicia faba) is in the pods, not the beans! All they could say about making the pods edible was "microwave cooking and homogenization [and] administration together with carbidopa". Good luck! *Kempster, P. et al: Nutrition Reviews; 1994:52:51-58 Cheers, J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 On Mon, 17 Jul 1995, Lisa Carper wrote: > File this under, 'How Bad Can They Be??' :) > > Based on readings here and elsewhere, after looking near and far we found an > purchased 2 1/2 lbs of fava beans hoping to unleash the dopamine contained > therein. We then found ourselves at a complete loss as to how to fix them > but JR likes beans (pinto, white, etc) so we figured how bad could they be? > Well, for those of you who would also like to try fava beans, trust us, we > need to find or develop recipes! > If any of you have any recipes for fava beans or if you have ideas on how to > fix them PLEASE email us asap. Thanks. > LCarper ([log in to unmask]) > P.S. My mother used to eat them as a little girl (in her Italian family) but > can't remember how they were fixed. > -- >