We find out some surprising facts about Britons' favourite bean - from laser inspections to being baked inside the can.

If butter beans are difficult to find, cannellini beans work, too. Combined with sautéed aromatics and baked for an hour with smoked sausages, the beans turn silky-soft and deeply flavorful.

The nation's favourite baked beans have been named by shoppers in a blind taste test - and Heinz does not take the first, ...