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Soup pearls are generally known in German as Backerbse (literally, "baked peas") or Mehlerbse ("flour peas"). [1] In Swiss German, they are referred to as Suppenperle, or "soup pearls" [2] [3] (hence the English name), while in the Vorarlberg region in western Austria, they are called Hochzeitsperle, or "wedding pearls".
A variant (particularly popular around Bolton and Bury of Greater Manchester, and Preston, Lancashire) is parched peas – carlin peas (also known as maple peas or black peas) soaked and then boiled slowly for a long time; these peas are traditionally served with vinegar. Mushy peas have occasionally been referred to as "Yorkshire caviar." [3]
Acer campestre, known as the field maple, [2] is a flowering plant species in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to much of continental Europe, Britain, southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains. It has been widely planted, and is introduced outside its native range in Europe and areas of USA and ...
Marrowfat peas. Marrowfat peas are green mature peas (Pisum sativum L. [1] or Pisum sativum var. medullare [2]) that have been allowed to dry out naturally in the field, rather than being harvested while still young like the normal garden pea. They are starchy, and are used to make mushy peas.
Field pea may refer to: Pea § Field pea , any of certain varieties of common pea ( Lathyrus oleraceus ) used worldwide for human or animal consumption; sometimes called dry field pea Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata ), used for culinary purposes and forage in Africa and the Americas
Acer tegmentosum, the Manchurian striped maple, [3] is a species of deciduous tree in the maple genus, which is native to the southern part of the Russian Far East (along the Amur and Ussuri rivers in Primorsky Krai), northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), and Korea. [4] Acer tegmentosum is cold-hardy down to USDA hardiness zone 5a ...
Lathyrus tingitanus is a species of wild pea known by the common name Tangier pea. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is native to southwestern Europe and Northwest Africa, [ 4 ] and it is present in other regions of the world as an introduced species , including the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Acer opalus is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The leaves are glossy green, 7–13 centimetres (2.8–5.1 in) long and 5–16 centimetres (2.0–6.3 in) across, palmately lobed with blunt teeth.