You can find savory chickpea pancakes on tables in France, Italy, Gibraltar, parts of northern Africa — and, these days, many restaurants across America. It’s easy to understand the widespread appeal.

Have you heard about chickpea bread? It’s a grain-free, lower-carb bread—and it’s delicious. If you haven’t noticed, the interest in and market for chickpeas, also know as garbanzo beans, is booming.

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