Goût de Châtaigne d’Échenans
(“D’echenans a gout de chataigne”, Haricot-Châtaigne 3)
(Pole) Goût de Châtaigne d’Échenans is an old variety from Eastern France, it originates from the small village Echenans in Doubs department (department = state). 1 Doubs is located “in the heart” 4 of the Vallée du Rupt. 3, 4
As a dry bean they are described as having a nutty and buttery flavour for which they were named. The name translates to “taste of chestnut of Échenans”. 2
“Le haricot au goût châtaigne d’Echenans, parfois simplement appelé « Haricot-Châtaigne », est une variété ancienne française rare en culture, originaire d’Echenans, un petit village situé dans le département du Doubs.” (Alsa Garden, 2025) 1
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