Answer:

fava

Answer	Crossword Clue
FAVA	Falafel bean
FAVA	Broad bean
FAVA	Type of bean

FAVA	Bean for Lecter
FAVA	Bean often used to make falafel
FAVA	Kind of bean
FAVA	Bean rich in L-dopa
FAVA	Bean variety
FAVA	Bean named for the Italian word for "bean"
FAVA	Bean mentioned in "The Silence of the Lambs"
FAVA	Hannibal Lecter's favorite kind of bean?

FAVA	Horse bean
FAVA	Big bean
FAVA	... bean
FAVA	Bean used in falafel
FAVA	Kind of beans
FAVA	Variety of bean
FAVA	.. bean
FAVA	Bean in Egyptian cuisine

FAVA	"I ate his liver with some ... beans and a nice Chianti": Hannibal Lecter
FAVA	..... bean
FAVA	Bean that goes with "a nice chianti"
FAVA	-- bean
FAVA	-- bean (lima's larger lookalike)
FAVA	-- beans
FAVA	Broad or horse bean
FAVA	Hannibal Lecter's bean of choice

FAVA	Hannibal's beans
FAVA	Bean variety, from the Latin for "bean"
FAVA	Hardy bean