Flat Beans from Kastoria 500 grams

 The most traditional food of our Greece, in its purest form. Beans of this year's harvest, which boil quickly and keep the special taste of the Greek countryside. Small, white and oval in shape, they keep all their nutrients pure and natural, as their collection is carried out with the traditional method of the small producer who cultivates them with care and passion in Argos Orestiko.

NUTRITIONS THAT PLATE BEANS HAVE

  Nutritionally, the beans of the Greek bean soup are ranked at the top of the Mediterranean treasures. They contain protein, starch, fiber, minerals, B vitamins and minerals such as potassium. Protein can be further enhanced by supplementing the meal with nuts, rice, corn and wheat.

In addition, the flavonoids that are contained in the bean shell have significant antioxidant, antiviral, and antifungal activity. The substances contained in the bean sprout are also very important and have a very important anti-cancer protection. They are especially helpful in preventing some forms of cancer such as skin cancer.

But also the good function of the heart finds an ally in the soluble fiber contained in beans. They reduce the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides that burden the function of the heart and are an ideal food for heart patients.

 HISTORY "FROM GOLD" BEHIND THE PRODUCT

  About 8 km south of Kastoria and at an altitude of 660 m., Rises Argos Orestiko which 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 either to the son of Agamemnon Orestes, who after the murder of his mother Clytemnestra, arrived in the area of Orestida and built Orestikon Argos or to the genus of Orestes who inhabited the area.

   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 field. 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!