North Africa · Breakfast
Ful Sudani (Sudanese Stewed Fava Beans with Sesame & Feta)
Slow-cooked fava beans coarsely mashed and crowned with raw cold-pressed sesame oil, crumbly white cheese, and cumin.
The story
In Sudan, Ful is not merely breakfast; it is an enduring cultural institution eaten universally from roadside majlis to grand family tables. Sudanese Ful is distinctively served mashed with pungent unrefined dark sesame oil (Zayt Simsim), salty Gibna Bayda (white brine cheese), sliced hard-boiled eggs, and chopped fresh rocket. It is eaten communally with warm rounds of crusty Sudanese bread (Eish Baladi).
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