Mint flavoured peas.

z1a

paddyrg wrote: »

I heartily recommend switching to frozen peas, you can flash cook them if you like, I generally leave them to melt a little and pour a hot kettle over them, let them sit in the hit water briefly, and OMG they're adorable. Knob of butter if you like, but really no need

Morrisons frozen mushy peas are good, and as yet, mint free.

Teapot55

I don't think Farrows Marrowfat peas have mint in them.

z1a

Yep they do, last ingredient after e numbers, got a tin in larder.

Tiddlywinks

These Morrisons ones on Amazon don't seem to have mint in the ingredients:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Morrisons-Marrowfat-Peas-300g/dp/B01BMA20Z4/ref=sr_1_3?srs=5782660031&ie=UTF8&qid=1481581873&sr=8-3&keywords=peas

SpammyTheSpammer

Don't care if they have mint in them or not as we grow our own mint anyway

Pollycat

hollydays wrote: »

However I have bad memories of mother soaking peas in water with a weird little net thing, so I'd be wary ..

I don't remember the net thingy but do recall a tablet that went into the soaking dried peas.

I remember (about 40+ years ago) a 'fast food' caravan that did hot dogs, burgers (those Westler ones) & dishes of mushy peas, they always had a dish if mint sauce to add. Also, the market in Nottingham did the same, don't know if they still do.

shaun_from_Africa

Pollycat wrote: »

I don't remember the net thingy but do recall a tablet that went into the soaking dried peas.

It would have been a bicarbonate of soda tablet.
I think that it helps speed up the water absorption of the peas.

Ectophile

The reason for the mint flavouring is to disguise the fact that those are the cheapest peas they can find, and they don't have any taste otherwise.

LilElvis

Try making petit pois a la francaise - much nicer than tinned green goop.

hollydays

Pollycat wrote: »

I don't remember the net thingy but do recall a tablet that went into the soaking dried peas.

I remember (about 40+ years ago) a 'fast food' caravan that did hot dogs, burgers (those Westler ones) & dishes of mushy peas, they always had a dish if mint sauce to add. Also, the market in Nottingham did the same, don't know if they still do.

Oh yes, perhaps I do remember a tablet, not sure where I'm
Getting the net from.