- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 256.55 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 25.08 (g) of which sugars 2.95 (g)
- Proteins 9.93 (g)
- Fat 12.96 (g) of which saturated 1.87 (g)of which unsaturated 0.32 (g)
- Fibers 6.67 (g)
- Sodium 537.09 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 11 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
About Lentils
We know that lentils are an annual plant that blooms between May and June. (In parentheses, I point out that the flowering in Castelluccio Plain in Norcia is breathtaking; I highly recommend visiting it). Lentils have been cultivated since ancient times, with evidence in Greece. According to tradition, lentils symbolized prosperity and money, and for this reason, in Italy, they are consumed on New Year’s Eve as a good omen for the New Year.
We know that lentils are an annual plant that blooms between May and June. (In parentheses, I point out that the flowering in Castelluccio Plain in Norcia is breathtaking; I highly recommend visiting it). Lentils have been cultivated since ancient times, with evidence in Greece. According to tradition, lentils symbolized prosperity and money, and for this reason, in Italy, they are consumed on New Year’s Eve as a good omen for the New Year.
