Soup of the Day

Soup of the Day Recipes

Alexandra Stafford's Slow Cooker Gigante Beans

Here is a slow cooker stew that requires very little effort, and the payoff is a pot of stewy white beans in a rich broth, perfect for serving over polenta...

Arnab Chakladar's Kolkata via Bangkok

Is it a soup… Or is it a dal? According to Arnab Chaklader of My Annoying Opinions: "The boundary between dal and soup is a porous one; most dals can be...

Flour + Water's Pasta e Fagioli

When beans meet pasta, something magical happens. Chef Ryan Pollnow from Flour + Water Foods shared his take on the classic Italian dish, pasta e fagioli. Photo credit: Flour +...

STAFFAN TERJE’S ROYAL CORONA, SWISS CHARD, AND MUSHROOM STEW

One of our favorite recipes from The Bean Book (Ten Speed Press, 2024). Photo by Ed Anderson. We asked our friends at Wine Forest Wild Foods to help us with...

Soup of the Day Beans

A classic, versatile, essential black turtle bean. It holds its shape through lots of cooking yet retains its famous creamy interior. Midnight is a...

51 Reviews

Midnight Black Bean

$ 6.25

Versatile and velvety, this thin-skinned Borlotti bean produces a rich, indulgent bean broth, making it perfect for classic Italian dishes as well ...

64 Reviews

Cranberry Bean

$ 6.25

Enormous, thick-skinned runner beans with a surprisingly creamy interior. One of our all-time best sellers, it's a versatile giant that works in al...

193 Reviews

Royal Corona Bean

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The classic bean. Soft, creamy, and versatile, our Pintos cook quickly and create converts to new crop, heirloom beans. The poor pinto doesn't get ...

44 Reviews

Pinto Bean

$ 6.25

A small, versatile white bean. It has a creamy texture and holds its shape even with long, slow cooking. Classic white Navy beans are one of our co...

86 Reviews

Alubia Blanca Bean

$ 6.25

A slightly nutty-flavored classic bean, essential for Middle Eastern, Mexican, and European cooking. If you are used to canned Garbanzo beans, our...

35 Reviews

Garbanzo Bean (Chickpea)

$ 6.25

From heirloom Italian seed, this thin-skinned cannellini is named after Italian cooking hero, Marcella Hazan, who encouraged our growing it. A deli...

103 Reviews

Marcella Bean

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An unusual variation of the classic Lima. It offers a rich, full-bodied flavor, with a velvety chestnut texture. A true revelation for those who th...

102 Reviews

Christmas Lima Bean

$ 7.25

Creamy and versatile, Mayocoba has a pale yellow hue and super soft texture. A classic, thin-skinned but meaty bean that will take on all the flavo...

95 Reviews

Mayocoba Bean

$ 6.25

West Coast–grown from classic French Tarbais seed stock. The most famous bean for a traditional cassoulet but versatile enough to become an everyda...

41 Reviews

Cassoulet (Tarbais) Bean

$ 7.50

This thick-skinned runner bean is pretty and very large. It's starchy but goes from dense to creamy with continued cooking. The staff here often re...

87 Reviews

Ayocote Morado Bean

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Big, beefy runner bean with gorgeous markings. A constant chef's favorite. The beans are firm and stay whole, but you can keep cooking them and th...

66 Reviews

Scarlet Runner Bean

$ 7.25

For the best luck, Southerners know that Black Eyed Peas on New Year's Day mean good luck in the coming year. Easy to make and easy to enjoy. Whet...

Super Lucky 2024 Black Eyed Pea - Rancho Gordo

42 Reviews

Super Lucky 2026 Black Eyed Pea

$ 6.25

The classic heirloom bean that inspired the birth of Rancho Gordo. Suggestions of chocolate and coffee make this pinto-family rarity one of our fav...

76 Reviews

Rio Zape Bean

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Large, new-crop, fast cooking Lima beans with classic Lima bean taste and melt-in-your-mouth texture. Lima beans have a creamy texture and savory ...

42 Reviews

Large White Lima

$ 6.25

A small, dense yet velvety bean that holds its shape and provides a rich bean broth. Easily one of the staff's favorite beans. What a great bean th...

51 Reviews

Buckeye Bean

$ 6.25

Ayocote Blanco Beans are a versatile mid-sized white bean originating from Mexico that offers a creamy texture while maintaining its shape during e...

36 Reviews

Ayocote Blanco Bean

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Freshly harvested and California-grown with a rich, nutty flavor. Wild rice is not a true "rice" but an aquatic seed. True wild rice is hand-thresh...

26 Reviews

California Cultivated Wild Rice

$ 9.95

Rare black beans from the Mexican state of Chiapas. Rich and dense without being stodgy, with a unique bean broth. How is it possible to think we n...

25 Reviews

Chiapas Black Bean (Frijol Negro de Vara)

$ 7.50

Versatile, hand-harvested indigenous herb with earthy flavor, direct from the Huasteca. If you've traveled to Mexico and enjoyed the food, it's lik...