Beans ''Red Mullet'' from Kastoria 500 grams

€1,90

With the highest fiber content, these small red beans, red mullets or otherwise "beads", are among the very useful legumes. Their color is similar to that of the red mullet fish and thus they justify their name!They are eaten both in winter as a soup and in summer as a cold salad. They come to us from Argos Orestiko keeping the quality of their origin intact, throughout the year.

NUTRITIONS CONTAINED IN BARBOuNIA BEANS

Rich in antioxidants, including polyphenols and flavonoids. This protects the cells from damage caused by free radicals,

In addition, they have a low glycemic index acting as a regulator of blood sugar. Finally, these beans reduce bad cholesterol while they are rich in magnesium and potassium.

HISTORY "FROM GOLD" BEHIND THE PRODUCT

About 8 km south of Kastoria and at an altitude of 660 m., Rises Argos Orestiko. It is the second largest city after Kastoria.

"Argos" means field and the first time we meet its name is in the Homeric epics! The nickname "Orestikon" is given to the son of Agamemnon Orestes. According to legend, Orestes, after the murder of Clytemnestra's mother, left his home chasing him. He arrived in the area of Orestida and there he built Orestiko Argos. However, there is also the view that the genus of Orestes who inhabited the area wanted to give their name there.

Later Argos gave birth to the general of Alexander the Great, Perdiccas, but also Pausanias, the bodyguard and later murderer of the Macedonian king Philip II. Thus, it occupied a key position in the pantheon of the eternal cities of the Macedonian Dynasty and the Greek territory later. Today it is a destination of archaeological, naturalistic and special eco-technical interest.

If we consider the rational view of the origin of its name that came from the mountainous and rocky province of Orestida, we understand the importance of the landscape and at a productive level. The word "argos" means coastal plain and the adjective Orestikon means the rocky plain. The rocky field was to become a fertile place with special soil characteristics that nourished and nourishes the roots of the highest quality legumes of the Mediterranean!