Hundreds were treated to the benefits and delicacy of pulses during a a display in Valletta this morning.

On the occasion of the International Year of Pulses, the Department of Health, Physical Education and Consumer Studies within the University of Malta's Faculty of Education, and the Centre for Agriculture, Aquatics & Animal Sciences at MCAST joined forces to organise the event at La Vallette Square.

Students disseminated information on the local production of legumes and pulses, on the nutritional and sustainability benefits of pulses and on the way consumers can include pulses in their diets.

Gourmet chefs and home economics student-teachers prepared tasters for passers-by stands catered for migrant communities prepared their traditional dishes involving legumes.