Broad beans looking good this year. Apparently;
The broad bean no longer exists in the wild. 
It was well known to the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and it had reached Britain by the 17th century. 
Pythagoras forbade his followers from eating broad beans because he believed they contained the souls of the dead. 
In Rome, beans were used to appease restless spirits that were haunting households.
In Luxembourg, the national dish is pork and broad beans. 
Some believe the scent of broad bean flowers was said to be an aphrodisiac.