Tarbais bean

Tarbais bean
GenusPhaseolus
SpeciesPhaseolus vulgaris
Cultivar groupTarbais beans
Cultivar'Alaric'

The Tarbais bean is a local variety of the bean Phaseolus vulgaris from the south-west of France. It is a product of terroir, whose production area lies mainly within the Hautes-Pyrénées, but also in some municipalities of Gers, Haute-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Recognised by the Label Rouge since 1997 and the PGI since 2000, its characteristics are guaranteed by specific scope statements.