Wow! I have to admit I didn’t know what vicia faba was until I just looked it up on Wikipedia! For any who don’t know it is, “Broad beans have a long tradition of cultivation in Old World agriculture, being among the most ancient plants in cultivation and also among the easiest to grow. It is believed that along with lentils, peas, and chickpeas, they became part of the eastern Mediterranean diet in around 6000 BC or earlier.”