A purée of fermented beans full of rich umami flavour.

Our Fava Bean Umami Paste is particularly lively and we have had reports of it bubbling out of the jars in customers cupboards. This doesn’t affect the quality of the product and it tastes as delicious as normal but to prevent mess we suggest storing this straight in the fridge rather than the cupboard.

Similar to a Japanese miso but made with British-grown fava beans, our fermented Fava Bean Umami Paste is packed with deep rich umami flavour with subtle notes of sherry.

Awarded two stars in the 2018 and 2019 Great Taste Awards, here are a few of the judges' comments:

• "We love the umami depth of flavour, its complexity and persistence."
• "Deep, satisfying umami flavours that burst with fizzy fermentation, complex soy like flavour with a natural sweetness that is really harmonious and delicious."
• "A fabulously aromatic miso paste, how brilliant that this is made from British-grown fava beans."
• "Brilliant in a variety of dishes and genuinely versatile."
• "A brilliant fridge staple."

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Adds to stir fries, stews, soups, dressings, stocks and more for umami depth and fruity, sherry flavour. We’ve even been spreading it on toast!

Cooking instructions

Add about half a teaspoon per serving to almost any dish for added depth of flavour.

To store

Keep refrigerated.

Ingredients

Fava Beans, Water, Salt, Live Cultures*
*Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Aspergillus sojae, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii

Allergy information

No allergens

Typical values	Per 100g
Energy	432kJ (103kcal)
Fat	0.5g
of which saturates	0.1g
Carbohydrate	13g
of which sugars	2.1g
Fibre	5.8g
Protein	8.6g
Salt	9.5g

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Our Fava Umami Paste is fermented in the same way as many soya bean ferments used for miso, black beans, soy sauce or tamari, but using fava beans instead of soy beans. It's made with just fava beans, water and salt, fermented with a live culture of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Aspergillus sojae and Zygosaccharomyces rouxii.

Suitable for vegans.

175g packs are in recyclable glass jars with metal lids.