Kakang pool is the Malaysian version of Ful Medames, which would feel familiar to any homesick Egyptian, but also adopts distinct local flavors with different spices and the addition of some ground meat.
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Ful Bit-Tewm
Ful bit-tewm is a simple Maltese dish, consisting of fresh fava beans boiled with garlic and parsley.
Bissara Revisited
Bissara is a north African soup or dip made of Fava beans.
Somali Ful Medames
Somali ful medames is similar to the Egyptian version, but uses a local spice blend called xawash.
Ful Medames Qudsiyah
Ful Medames Qudsiyah, is the version of ful often served in Jerusalem. It combines ful medames with hummus for a delicious combination of two types of beans in one dish.
Aleppo Style Ful Medames
Aleppo style ful medames is a popular breakfast in Syria, consisting of fava beans swimming in a yogurt-tahini sauce.
Frijoles Charros
Frijoles charros, or “cowboy beans”, is a traditional Mexican soup featuring pinto beans and bacon.
Fazulovika
Fazulovika is a thick Slovak soup, made with smoked meat and beans, flavored with paprika and marjoram, and usually thickened with a roux, or mixture of cream and flour.
Further exploration of Plantain Dumplings, aka Asopao de Gandules, version 2.
I’m considering this a failed recipe, shared to document my journey, not because I think you should try it. I set out to look at plantain dumpling recipes, but there’s several different types of plantain dumplings and I didn’t focus in on a specific one, so my recipe wound up kind of tough and chewy. On top of that, the soup recipe I came up with lacks seasoning.
Asopao de Gandules
Asopao de gandules is a Puerto RIcan/ Caribbean soup made with rice and pigeon peas, and served with plantain dumplings.
Lorin cooks Legumes 