Peas

peas in a pod

Hex code:

#01C400



Chemical pigment:

Chlorophyll



Originated:

In the eastern Mediterranean.



Fact:

By the 17th and 18th centuries, eating green peas--that is, peas that were still not fully ripe right after they were picked--was considered a high fashion.



Recipes:

split pea soup, pesto pasta and peas, mushy peas, pea pesto crostini, lentil soup with peas and ham