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| − | '''Peas''' are cooked as a vegetable in many cultures.
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| − | ==Types of pea==
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| − | The immature pea is called the ''garden pea''. It is sold fresh (usually in the pod), tinned, or frozen.
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| − | The mature pea, which dries naturally in the field, is known as the ''marrowfat pea''. This name is recorded by the OED as early as 1733. It is grown mainly in [[Cookbook:Cuisine of the United Kingdom|Britain]], but many are exported to the [[Cookbook:East Asian cuisines|Far East]]. One of the oldest export varieties, popular in [[Cookbook:Cuisine of Japan|Japan]] for the last hundred years, is called ''Maro''. This has led some people to assume mistakenly that the English name ''marrowfat'' is derived from Japanese. In Japan and other Far Eastern countries, such as [[Cookbook:Cuisine of Thailand|Thailand]], [[Cookbook:Cuisine of Taiwan|Taiwan]] and [[Cookbook:Cuisine of Malaysia|Malaysia]], the peas are roasted and salted, and eaten as snacks. In the UK, marrowfat peas are used to make pease pudding, a traditional dish.
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| − | ==Ways of eating peas==
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| − | Dried peas are often made into a [[Cookbook:Soup|soup]] or simply eaten on their own. Fresh peas are often eaten [[Cookbook:Boiling|boiled]] and flavored with [[Cookbook:Butter|butter]] as a side dish vegetable. Fresh peas are also used in pot pies, [[Cookbook:Salad|salads]] and [[:Category:Casserole recipes|casseroles]]. Pod peas (particularly sweet varieties called ''mangetout'' and ''sugar peas'') are used in [[Cookbook:Stir-fry|stir fried]] dishes.
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| − | In the UK, dried, rehydrated and mashed marrowfat peas, sold as "processed peas" but usually known by the public as "[[Cookbook:Mushy Peas|mushy peas]]", are popular, originally in the north of England but now ubiquitously, and especially as an accompaniment to [[Cookbook:Fish and Chips|fish and chips]] or [[Cookbook:Meat|meat]] [[Cookbook:Pie|pies]], particularly in "chippies" or fish and chip shops. [[Cookbook:Baking Soda|Sodium bicarbonate]] is sometimes added to soften the peas.
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| − | Image:Shepherdess_Pie1.jpg|cooked peas
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| − | Image:NCI_peas_in_pod.jpg|peas in a pod
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| − | Image:Pisum sativum yellow.jpg|split dried yellow peas
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| − | Image:Shelling peas.jpg|Peas being shelled (removed from the pod)
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| − | </gallery>
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