produced and about / million pounds of cocoa. at the international coffee conference held in rio de janeiro, , cuba was assigned an export quota of sacks of coffee. this was an encouraging increase and stimulated the preparation of washed coffee, far superior and easier to export than the unwashed beans...
borlotti beans also known as roman beans or romano beans (not to be confused with italian flat beans, a green bean also called "romano bean"), are a variety of cranberry bean bred in italy to have a thicker skin. they are much used in italian, portuguese and greek cuisine. pinto beans look the same...