Comments on: Market Report: grrlpeas

by: TDouglas Moser

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 02:32:53 +0000

Garbanzo Beans come in a variety of colors. The “cicer” (rams head) bean is one of the earliest cultivated crops written about during “The Days of Babylon” and Jerico, 7,500 BC. There are two classes of garbanzo, kabuli & desi class. We here in the US are generally familiar with the kabuli class reconstituted and canned. That is a dry bean harvested in its natural cream color. The bean is generally grown in the Pacific Northwest in parts of Idaho, Montana, Washington, and California.
We have recently developed a new way to harvest and package the garbanzo in its fresh, green natural state. So for the first time they are indeed available fresh green in the US. They are not only more flavorful in this form, but we’ve found them to be more convenient, nutritious, and versatile. Let me know if you have any further questions.

by: glenn

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:34:53 +0000

Hahaha, Thanks Becky!

by: Becky

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:49:57 +0000

Oh, and don’t worry, Glenn–you will always be the original Glenn.

by: Becky

Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:16:44 +0000

Ooh, a subtle and brilliant reference to the pseudo English post. Well-played, Sassy J!

So sad about the demise of colored chickpeas. They would make a fun salad.

by: Sassy J

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 22:58:23 +0000

Chickpeas can be red, black, green, and yellow? Never seen one that wasn’t beige (unless coated in spice). Once again the homogenization of US consumables bites us in the ass.

by: glenn

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 17:30:57 +0000

And here I thought I was the only Glenn who commented on this blog!

by: Becky

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 16:48:26 +0000

Glenn, though I admire your dedication to wasabi peas and try to keep an open mind, I do not share your love of hot peas.

Those interested in wasabi pea haikus should go Glenn’s Haiku Dojo thread. I confess to posting a mean pea haiku under the pseudonym “anti-wasabite.”

by: glenn

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 16:06:59 +0000

Re: grrlpeas — if you’re looking for peas with an attitude, look no further than wasabi peas. I’ll have to try wasabi chickpeas!

by: Becky

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:16:16 +0000

The colors are the tricky part of the quiz. The answer is garbanzo beans, aka chickpeas. I found a website that says reddish or black peas exist, though the buff-colored variety is the most common. I couldn’t find anything about green garbanzos, however.

by: Sassy J

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 22:57:44 +0000

hmmm-I give up on the food quizz. The only thing I can think of in those colors that can be made into flour is lentils–but what about the ram head?