Kawachi issun broad bean certified as the 26th item of the “Naniwa Heirloom Vegetables”—the lineage of native varieties Osaka has kept protecting
Osaka Prefecture certified Kawachi issun broad bean as a “Naniwa Heirloom Vegetable,” bringing the number of certified items to 26. It is a large-grained native variety grown in southern Osaka since the Meiji era, meeting three requirements including a cultivation history of over about 100 years and a clear lineage.
