Pea soup

Pea soup is a soup made ​​from dried, rarely, fresh peas. It is one of numerous countries to the traditional dishes, with different preparation types vary by region.

For the preparation of pea soup dried green or yellow split peas be several hours soaked (which does not apply to split and peeled or fresh peas ) and cooked in the soaking water until they are soft, only salt or salted broth may be added as salt the cooking time by multiples to renew it. Depending on the recipe, the soup is flavored with herbs such as marjoram and thyme, rubbed through a sieve, enriched with bacon, cured meats such as ham or sausage and supplemented with potatoes, onions and other vegetables soup. The consistency of pea soup is mostly smooth and mushy like at the Berlin pea soup. With an immersion blender, the cooked peas can be pureed until frothy.

Peas, which are among the highest protein legumes, come from Western Asia, are cultivated in Europe since at least 6000 years ago and since then are as well as lentils and beans to the staple food of the poorer population. In Aristophanes ' comedy The Birds of the 5th century BC pea soup is mentioned, which was then sold already in the streets of Athens. In Sweden and Finland pea soup is a traditional dish on Thursday to grab a bite for the free daily fasting. The following are also traditionally sweet pancakes " compensate " for the simple meal. The Swedish king Erik XIV was allegedly murdered with a poisoned pea soup.

In the maritime field peas and pea soup took an important position as dried peas are very durable. It is reported that a mushy pea soup on the schooner Christiane was issued with various side dishes such as salted meat, plums and fish four times a week to the team. There were also captains who provided their team with pea soup, wrote the Hamburg shipping role, from the 19th century, on which days and how the pea soup was to be served. Also aboard other ships pea soup based diet.

The current as a sign of poverty and then spread to the food supply of the military pea soup has been offered since 1867 as one of the first industrial ready meals under the name Erbswurst.