100% Grown in France, D'Aucy Extra Fine Butter Beans are the world's most prized beans. In addition to being favored for their supreme butteriness, they taste delicious fresh from the garden or preserved and kept in their natural state. A dark green pod with a white hull and orange casing, sweet and starchy, these beans are long and slim. Long Grain beans are a top choice for cooking lentils in water because they hold their shape, resulting in a slick texture. D'Aucy Extra fine butter beans have been meticulously cleaned, picked by hand and then gently dried in hours of slow labor. They need only one hour of cooking time so they can be transformed into luscious dips perfect as a part of a party spread or as something added to an antipasto platter. This genuine French product comes from France's Auvergne region. D'Aucy Extra fine butter beans are of superior quality to the usual beans you might find in the supermarket. They have a unique shape and length, providing a uniquely high quality product for home cooking or for taking to work as part of a healthy snack box. They also make a delicious fresh addition to soups, salads and as an accompaniment dish.