It's annual harvest season for broad beans, and let's take a look at how Syrian farmers harvest broad beans with broad smiles!

Broad beans, also called fava beans or faba beans, are an ingredient of many popular dishes in the Middle Eastern countries including Syria, as dried broad beans are often used to make soups, stews, pastes and falafel.

Farmers harvest broad beans on a field in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on May 9, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A farmer shows broad beans freshly picked on a field in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on May 9, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A farmer holds freshly harvested broad beans on a field in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on May 9, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A farmer harvests broad beans on a field in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, on May 9, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua)