Making split pea soup today. Cooked ham hocks yesterday, and they’re ready to go in at the last, along with the defatted broth (gosh, that smells devine!) Have cooked the peas with many garlic cloves, pepper, thyme, bay...

Not the same: yellow lentils (Lens esculenta) or dal are from Asia and hold their shape when cooked. Split yellow peas (Pisum sativum) are great for purees for soups.

yellow split pea fritters │ baya kyaw

My pes soup is not thickening! I placed one pound of green split peas-only soaked for one hour and then rinsed-into a stock pot. Then added a leftover from Easter (very meaty) ham bone covered with water and a littlle chicken...

We’ve split off a discussion of where to find pea shoots in Manhattan. You can find that thread here: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/361442

i have some foggy (i.e. red wine-soaked) memories of eating good split pea soup at Veselka...it’s been a while since i’ve been there, but i’m pretty sure split pea soup is always on the menu

The other day I stopped into Split Pea Seduction on 6th Street, which I remembered reading about in a report by mchan02 some time ago. All in all, a good lunch spot. The menu includes three main categories: soups, salads and...

Looking for the best spring or split pea soup in the city. Work midtown west. Any help would be appreciated.

Looking for the best spring or split pea soup in the city. Work midtown west. Any help would be appreciated.

I have a recipe calling for Indian split peas. Are these different from regular peas, or are they just lentils? Can all be used interchangeably? The recipe seems to indicate they cook up in a couple minutes—is this...

B&H Dairy on 2nd Ave btwn. 7th St and St. Mark’s Pl. has great split pea soup. It’s nowhere near Rockefeller Ctr but check it out if you’re in the neighborhood. If you like it, you can get it to go by the pint...

Soup is one of my favorite things to eat, and split pea soup ranks at the top of my list. I always try to order it when it’s on the menu. It can be spicy, hammy, herby, plain and earthy, thick or thin...I’m happy as...

asafetida

: 1 (16 oz) pckg split peas 1/2 ham slice cubed small 3 carrots sliced 1 onion 2 cloves garlic 2 potatoes cubed fine chicken broth to cover – about 3 cans cooked about 7 hours, then I pureed a bit of it w/ my stick blender (love...

marjoram