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[[ Image:Carlins.jpg |200px|thumb| Carlin peas simmering in a pan]] | [[ Image:Carlins.jpg |200px|thumb| Carlin peas simmering in a pan]] | ||
| − | A '''pea''' is the edible [[fruit]] of the [[legume|leguminous]] plant ''pisum sativum''. Peas are small, green and roughly spherical in shape; they grow in a green | + | A '''pea''' is the edible [[fruit]] of the [[legume|leguminous]] plant ''pisum sativum''. Peas are small, green and roughly spherical in shape; they grow in a green pod which is inedible except when very young. Young peas cooked in their pod are known as ''mange-tout'', [[French]] for "eat it all". |
Peas are sold fresh in their pods, frozen, canned, or dried - the last of these need to be rehydrated before eating, and are sometimes sold rehydrated and canned, as 'processed peas'. In [[England]], [[mushy peas]] - a lumpy puree of processed peas - is a popular accompaniment to [[fish and chips]], [[pie]]s and other dishes. | Peas are sold fresh in their pods, frozen, canned, or dried - the last of these need to be rehydrated before eating, and are sometimes sold rehydrated and canned, as 'processed peas'. In [[England]], [[mushy peas]] - a lumpy puree of processed peas - is a popular accompaniment to [[fish and chips]], [[pie]]s and other dishes. | ||
[[Category:Food and Drink]] | [[Category:Food and Drink]] | ||
Revision as of 19:28, September 30, 2008
A pea is the edible fruit of the leguminous plant pisum sativum. Peas are small, green and roughly spherical in shape; they grow in a green pod which is inedible except when very young. Young peas cooked in their pod are known as mange-tout, French for "eat it all".
Peas are sold fresh in their pods, frozen, canned, or dried - the last of these need to be rehydrated before eating, and are sometimes sold rehydrated and canned, as 'processed peas'. In England, mushy peas - a lumpy puree of processed peas - is a popular accompaniment to fish and chips, pies and other dishes.