Editing Pea (section)

=== Culinary ===
In modern times peas are usually boiled or [[steamed]], which breaks down the cell walls and makes them taste sweeter and the nutrients more [[Bioavailability|bioavailable]]. Along with [[broad bean]]s and [[lentil]]s, these formed an important part of the diet of most people in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe during the [[Middle Ages]].<ref>{{Citation
|last1=Bianchini |first1=F. |last2=Corbetta |first2=F. |year=1976 |title=The Complete Book of Fruits and Vegetables |place=New York |publisher=Crown |isbn=978-0-517-52033-8 |page=40}}</ref> By the 17th and 18th centuries, it had become popular to eat peas "green", that is, while they are immature and right after they are picked.<ref>{{Citation|last=Hedrick |first=U.P. |year=1919 |chapter=Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants |title=Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1919 II |place=Albany |publisher=J.B Lyon Company, State Printers |chapter-url=http://food.oregonstate.edu/glossary/p/pplant189.html |access-date=Feb 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718234523/http://food.oregonstate.edu/glossary/p/pplant189.html |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> New cultivars of peas were developed by the English during this time, which became known as "garden" or "English" peas. The popularity of green peas spread to [[North America]]. [[Thomas Jefferson]] grew more than 30 cultivars of peas on his estate.<ref>{{Citation |last=Kafka |first=B. |year=2005 |title=Vegetable Love |place=New York |publisher=Artisan |isbn=978-1-57965-168-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/vegetablelove00kafk/page/297 297] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/vegetablelove00kafk/page/297 }}</ref> With the invention of canning, peas were one of the first vegetables to be canned.{{sfn|Bitting|1909|p=5}}

[[File:Chinese Chawal in Basmati.jpg|thumb|Peas in [[fried rice]]]]
Fresh peas are often eaten boiled and flavored with [[butter]] and/or [[spearmint]] as a side dish vegetable. Salt and pepper are also commonly added to peas when served. Fresh peas are also used in [[pot pie]]s, salads and [[casserole]]s. Pod peas ([[snow pea]]s and [[snap pea]]s) are used in stir-fried dishes, particularly those in [[American Chinese cuisine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pccnaturalmarkets.com/health/Food_Guide/Snow_Peas.htm|title=Product how-to guides|work=PCC Natural Markets}}</ref> Pea pods do not keep well once picked, and if not used quickly, are best preserved by drying, [[canning]] or [[freezing]] within a few hours of harvest.<ref>{{citation |mode=cs1|contribution=Peas |title=Glossary: BBC Good Food |publisher=BBC |contribution-url=https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/glossary/peas |access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref>

Dried peas are often made into a [[soup]] or simply eaten on their own. In [[Japan]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]] and some [[Southeast Asia]]n countries, including [[Thailand]], the [[Philippines]] and [[Malaysia]], peas are roasted and salted, and eaten as [[snack]]s. In the Philippines, peas, while still in their pods, are a common ingredient in viands and [[pansit]]. In the UK, dried yellow or green split peas are used to make [[pease pudding]] (or "pease porridge"), a traditional dish. In North America, a similarly traditional dish is split [[pea soup]].<ref>{{cite web
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Pea soup is eaten in many other parts of the world, including [[northern Europe]], parts of [[middle Europe]], [[Russia]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]] and [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lansbladet.se/vasterbotten/tidningen/200803/pdf/18.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229225644/http://www.lansbladet.se/vasterbotten/tidningen/200803/pdf/18.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2016|title=lansbladet.se|date=29 December 2016|access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref>

In [[India]], fresh peas are used in various dishes such as ''[[aloo matar]]'' (curried potatoes with peas) or ''[[mattar paneer]]'' ([[paneer]] cheese with peas), though they can be substituted with frozen peas as well. Peas are also eaten raw, as they are sweet when fresh off the bush. Green peas known as hasiru batani in [[Kannada]] are used to make curry and gasi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://udupi-recipes.com/2014/05/potato-pea-curry-batani-gasi-recipe-chapati-side-dish.html|title=Batani Gasi Recipe|date=19 May 2014|access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref> Split peas are also used to make ''[[dal]]'', particularly in [[Guyana]], and [[Trinidad]], where there is a significant population of [[Indian people|Indians]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

In [[Chinese cuisine]], the tender new growth [leaves and stem] {{Lang|zh-latn|dou miao}} ([[:zh:豆苗|豆苗]]; {{Lang|zh-latn|dòu miáo}}) are commonly used in stir-fries. Much like picking the leaves for tea, the farmers pick the tips off of the pea plant.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

In [[Greece]], [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], and other parts of the Mediterranean, peas are made into a stew with lamb and potatoes.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}

In [[Hungary]] and [[Serbia]], pea soup is often served with [[dumpling]]s and spiced with hot [[paprika]].<ref name="hung_Gree">{{Cite web |title=Green Pea Soup, Hungarian - Soups - Recipes |last=László |first=Vida |work=hungarianpaprika.net |access-date=11 December 2019 |url= https://hungarianpaprika.net/en/recipes-page-10/soups-blogcat-2/green_pea_soup__hungarian-blog-3/}}</ref><ref name="hung_Hung">{{Cite web |title=Hungarian Pea Soup – Borsóleves |work=Hungarian Tidbits |date=15 September 2013 |access-date=11 December 2019 |url= https://www.hungariantidbits.com/hungarian-pea-soup-borsoleves/}}</ref><ref name="just_Hung">{{Cite web |title=Hungarian Pea Soup with Nokedli |work=Just a Taste |date=21 January 2009 |access-date=11 December 2019 |url= https://www.justataste.com/hungarian-pea-soup-with-nokedli/}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, dried, rehydrated and mashed [[marrowfat peas]], or cooked green split peas, known as [[mushy peas]], are popular, originally in the north of England, but now ubiquitously, and especially as an accompaniment to [[fish and chips]] or [[meat pie]]s, particularly in [[fish and chip shop]]s. [[Sodium bicarbonate]] is sometimes added to soften the peas. In 2005, a poll of 2,000 people revealed the pea to be Britain's seventh favourite culinary vegetable.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/23/britishidentity.foodanddrink | location=London | work=The Guardian | title=Onions come top for British palates | first=Martin | last=Wainwright | date=2005-05-23}}</ref>

Processed peas are mature peas which have been dried, soaked and then heat treated (processed) to prevent spoilage—in the same manner as [[Pasteurization|pasteurizing]]. Cooked peas are sometimes sold dried and coated with [[wasabi]], [[salt]], or other spices.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hesca.org/nutrition/are-wasabi-peas-good-for-you/ |title=Are Wasabi Peas Good For You |last=Enders |first=Missy |website=The Healthy & Smart Choice Advocates |publisher=HESCA |access-date=June 24, 2018 |date=2016-10-03 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806072436/http://www.hesca.org/nutrition/are-wasabi-peas-good-for-you/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In North America [[pea milk]] is produced and sold as an alternative to [[cow milk]] for a variety of reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/what-is-pea-milk|title=If You Like Almond Milk, You'll Love...Pea Milk?|last=Vrabel|first=Jeff|date=2016-07-10|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref>

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File:Wasabi peas - Massachusetts.jpg|[[Wasabi]] peas
File:Fish and chips at Sainsbury's Low Hall, Chingford, London.jpg|[[Fish and chips]] with peas
File:Pea soup 2.jpg|[[Pea soup]]
File:Aloo Matar.JPG|[[Aloo mutter]]
File:Matar Panir mit Chapati - Mutter Paneer with chapati.jpg|[[Matar paneer]] with [[chapati]]
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