All this talk about favism is strange though. Unless you have the genetic mutation, you're unlikely to have any blood issues eating broad beans,and that only seams to occur in Mediterranean and North African populations, as a consequence of an adaptation to malaria. Also a very common sight in Italy is men eating fresh broadbeans with a glass of wine as kind of aperitivo. Of course broad beans will make you windy, which can cause quite a bit of discomfort. Not something to eat before a date!
