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Garbanzo beans

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Buying Tips

The black variety looks like small rocks, so inspect carefully for stones before cooking. Choose pale tan chickpeas with uniform colour.

Varieties

Although chickpeas can be reddish or black, the buff-coloured variety is the one most widely used.

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