This tin of ROYAL BOURBON Pois du Cap contains plain pois du Cap, cooked in water and salt only, to be drained before you cook them yourself. Pois du Cap, also called lima bean, goes with Malagasy and Réunion Island stews. 400 g tin, 225 g drained.
What is pois du Cap?
Pois du Cap is the Réunion Island and Mauritian name for the lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), a broad, flat and creamy legume, native to Central and South America and now grown throughout the tropics. It is also known as Cape bean. It is a staple of Malagasy stews and a classic “bean” of Réunion Island and Mauritian cuisine, served with rice, cari or rougail. This ROYAL BOURBON version is plain: only pois du Cap, water and salt, with no added oil or spice.
How to use it?
Drain and rinse the beans before adding them to your dish. They go well with a Malagasy dish of mashed cassava leaves, ravitoto, simmered with meat, garlic and ginger, or with a Réunion Island cari. You can also simply reheat them with an onion and mild spices, or serve them as a stew with white rice.
What to pair it with?
For a complete ravitoto, add RAVITOTO CODAL cassava leaf: the recipe is on the blog. For an already seasoned option, choose the ROYAL BOURBON Creole-style pois du Cap. The Malagasy grocery collection brings together the rest of the products from Madagascar.
Product information
- Brand: ROYAL BOURBON (Royal Bourbon Industries, Bras-Panon, Réunion Island)
- Net weight: 400 g, 225 g drained, 425 ml tin
- Ingredients: pois du Cap, water, salt
- Allergens: none of the 14 regulated allergens in the ingredient list
- Origin: packed in Bras-Panon, Réunion Island
- Storage: at room temperature before opening; in the refrigerator, in a closed container, after opening
