Today I bought some fava beans in their pods at Fresh World. As I was selecting mine, I asked the lady standing next to me, who was selecting hers based on what appeared to be different criteria, how she cooked them. She said that she cut them up, pod and all, and put them in lamb soup. In response to another question, she said she is from Palestine.
I have never heard of eating them pod and all, and after some googling and wiki-ing, still can't find any support for this.
Anyone?