{"product_id":"gigantes-yahni-300g","title":"Gigantes Yahni — Greek Giant Beans in Tomato, Ready in 2 Minutes (300g)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe bean dish that used to take an afternoon, ready in two minutes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGigantes yahni is one of the oldest plates in the Greek repertoire: large white beans simmered with tomato, onion, olive oil, and parsley until the sauce thickens around them. It is what comes out of the oven at Sunday lunch, and what sits on the table again, cold, on Monday. 3 Alfa cooks it in Athens with gigantes beans grown by the \u003cstrong\u003eGroup of Greek Producers\u003c\/strong\u003e, its own network of contracted Greek growers, and finishes it with \u003cstrong\u003eextra virgin olive oil at 6%\u003c\/strong\u003e. The dish is steam-cooked and sealed in a protective atmosphere, which is why the pouch carries \u003cstrong\u003eno preservatives\u003c\/strong\u003e and still keeps for months in a cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beans stay whole, with the thin skin and the floury centre that gigantes are grown for, and they do not collapse into paste. The tomato is round rather than sharp, the onion has gone soft into the sauce, and there is enough parsley to keep it fresh. Warmed through, it tastes like something that has been on a low heat all afternoon, because that is essentially what happened before it was sealed. Eaten \u003cem\u003ecold, straight from the fridge\u003c\/em\u003e, it becomes a meze, which is exactly how Greeks treat what is left over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a reason this dish carried Greek households through the meatless days of the calendar for generations, and the label still shows it. A single pouch delivers around \u003cstrong\u003e21g of fibre\u003c\/strong\u003e, close to a full day's reference intake for an adult, and around \u003cstrong\u003e16g of plant protein\u003c\/strong\u003e, all of it from the beans. The fat comes from olive oil, not from a refined seed oil. It is the meal you keep in the cupboard for the evening when cooking is not going to happen, and it does not ask you to compromise on what you eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReady in 2 minutes:\u003c\/strong\u003e open the pouch by about 3cm and heat it at 900W for two minutes, or empty it into a small pan with a tablespoon of water and warm it gently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a full plate, with bread to wipe the sauce and a wedge of feta on the side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a \u003cstrong\u003ewarm meze\u003c\/strong\u003e, spooned into a small bowl alongside olives and a slice of bread.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold from the fridge, the way Greeks eat the leftovers, with a squeeze of lemon and a turn of black pepper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a base to build on: fold in wilted greens, a spoon of chopped dill, or a handful of rocket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"3 Alfa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54635585175875,"sku":"3ALFGIG300","price":8.24,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7683\/4722\/files\/Gigantes-3Alfa-ready-image-A.png?v=1784035446","url":"https:\/\/www.greekflavours.com\/en-fr\/products\/gigantes-yahni-300g","provider":"Greek Flavours","version":"1.0","type":"link"}