Guasanas is a dish from
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
consisting of green
chickpeas
The chickpea or chick pea (''Cicer arietinum'') is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae, cultivated for its edible seeds. Its different types are variously known as gram," Bengal gram, garbanzo, garbanzo bean, or Egypt ...
, water and salt. The chickpeas are steamed and shelled before serving.
Guasanas are green chickpeas. They come from a legume plant of about 50 cm in height, it has small white flowers and it sprouts small pods that contain about two to three guasana seeds.
References
External links
Recipe at Food.com
Chickpea dishes
Mexican cuisine
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