Fava beans - removing from pod

Split the pod open at the seam and remove the beans inside.
Fava beans - peeling off the thin skin

Start peeling the thin skin from the blackish-colored line on these beans to make the process easier.
Fava beans - making a slit

If removal of the thin skin is not required, such as when lightly boiling in salt water to prepare, cut a slit into the middle line. Doing so will allow for faster cooking and also make the thin skin easier to peel away prior to eating.
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