I use the dried blue peas when I can't get any marrowfat ones.You can buy dried marrowfat peas from the UK food shops, about $2 pack, (some of the stores do a mail order if you can't find one near you).They are way better than dried blue peas which don't really come anywhere close to real UK mushy peas. The canned ones are as close as you will get but not as good as cooking the dried peas yourself.I have never seen marrowfat pea seeds here either.
griffo4,
Oct 26, 8:17am
Thanks for that Nauru we will have to try and find a UK store up here or google one that does mail orders
nauru,
Oct 26, 8:26am
,
I know this is an old thread but your post made me LOL.Clagged, I haven't heard that word for years, you must be from the NE of England.I love both mushy peas and pease pudding, not to everyones taste I know, hubby hates them. Being from the NE, I also remember the peas pudding and ham at weddings too. Hadn't had pease pudding for years until I went back a few years ago and my brother gave me some.
Thanks nauru l found the English corner shop and put an order in today so looking forward to them arriving next week
rojill,
Dec 28, 9:10am
Can you use ordinary peas and treat them somehow !
aoc1,
Dec 28, 12:36pm
No its a certain type of pea that I can't remember the name of right now you have to soak them withatablet for 24 hrs. I agree with firemansgirl buying them in a can is easier.
buzzy110,
Dec 29, 3:43am
We just used to use the dried peas used in soup mix because that is all you could buy once upon a time. Don't know if you can get the proper peas now or even if the dried peas were the proper peas but they make perfectly good mushy peas anyway.
vintagekitty,
Dec 29, 3:50am
This is a Jamie oliver recipe that uses frozen peas instead of the marrowfat peas and B. Soda. My mama emailed me the recipe, dont know what it tastes like, she said its fab!
2 tablespoons olive oil 1 bunch spring onions, chopped 1 handful fresh mint, leaves picked 500gfrozen peas 2 large knobs butter Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Heat the oil in a pan and add the chopped onions, mint, and peas. Cover and leave for a few minutes to steam. Mash with a potato masher. You can do this with a food processor as well, just pulse it until smooth. Whether mashing or pulsing, when it's done add the butter and season to taste
kuaka,
Dec 29, 7:58am
Yuk - mushy peas or pease pudding - they are both revolting.Can't bring myself to eat either.They get all clagged up around your mouth, and you just can't seem to get rid of the stuff.Blerk!
buzzy110,
Dec 29, 8:04am
What a diatribe. Is there any health basis on which you can legitimately criticise a food or is it because you just don't like mushy peas and feel that you have to vent!
Mushy peas can be really delicious and in the middle of winter, are a lovely nesting food for those who feel in need of a pick-me-up, especially if served with finely sliced mint steeped in malt vinegar for ½hr.
kuaka,
Dec 29, 9:18am
Sorry if my comments upset or annoyed you.I was merely giving my opinion, not venting.I just happen to find both mushy peas and pease pudding horrible.They (especially the pease pudding) just seemed to cling to my teeth and tongue and I just didn't like it at all.Tried it when I was about 7 or 8 when it was served at my aunts wedding in the north of England, and then again when I was 40 - I found it just as awful second time round.Each to their own.But mushy peas and pease pudding aren't for me.
uli,
Dec 29, 11:16pm
bump for any other posters who need to know :)
buzzy110,
Dec 30, 12:13am
No didn't upset me, however, don't you think that your objection to a food is irrelevant to a thread. If I did as you have done then 95% of all the threads on these boards would be peppered with my negative comments about the foods, recipes and ingredients.
Quite rightly, I have been discouraged from doing this, and I even remember you adding your voice to that chorus so how about letting people have their say on what foods they want to eat without the "blerking." input.
If you don't like mushy peas either keep it to yourself or start another thread for mushy peas haters.
sarahb5,
Dec 30, 12:29am
My brother loves them and has them with loads of vinegar too - I can't stand them and always think they taste like the tin they come in
samboy,
Dec 30, 12:33am
I just buy watties tinned peas, heat them to boiling point, mash gently with butter and sour cream - yummy, kids call them mushies.Our grand-daughter says "I don't like peas but can I have mushies"
richard198,
Dec 30, 3:38am
Don't be put off by the "sensitive" types! Express your feelings. I did! (I got told off for it but so what) I happen to love mushy peas and hate "certain other stuff". If it's okay to say yum, it's okay to say yuck!
socram,
Dec 30, 3:45am
As in an earlier post, dried Marrowfat peas, soaked overnight and cooked long and slow.Unfortunately, as in all foods, they can be delicious or revolting. Cooked correctly, they are NOT pea soup nor are they garden peas (fresh or frozen) mashed, regardless of Jamie Oliver. Long John Silver (LJS fish and chip shops) used to do them but they were revolting, usually pale and insipid, tasteless and consisted of hard lumps because they hadn't been soaked or cooked long enough. Also overpriced. Back in the UK, they are rarely served in the south (though when a chip shop proprietor from the north takes over the local shop and adds them, they usually sell out early!) Local fairgrounds in the north or midlands often have a mushy pea stall and traditionally, they are indeed served in a bowl with mint sauce and salt. A warming tasty winter snack and apparently, if served with fish and chips, a pickled onion and a wedge of lemon, salt and vinegar, a perfectly balanced nutritious meal. The only place in NZ I have found good mushy peas was in a waterfront pub/restaurant in Taupo!
fec2003,
Dec 30, 4:07am
New World and Countdown international aisles stock cans of mushy peas, marrowfat peas and boxes of dried marrowfat peas. They aren't to everyones taste - I love them with fish and chips, with a good sprinkle of malt vinegar and a modest shake of salt! Traditional stuff from England - and something of an acquired taste it seems.
gardie,
Dec 30, 4:11am
Most of us are kuaka - I read your thread and thought exactly the same - didn't take any offence, just read it as your point of view.Keep on posting.
Mushy peas. Try this, very surprisingly delicious.
Green Goddess soup Finely chop a large onion, crush a couple of garlic cloves and place into a large saucepan with about two Tbsp butter. Put the lid on and gently cook on low heat until onion and garlic is soft and transparent. Add 500gr packet of frozen peas - NOT minted - , stir together with onion and put lid back on pan. Allow to 'steam' slowly until peas are soft and cooked. Either put through a wizz or use a blender wand to produce a thick silky puree. Now add about a cup of chicken stock and a good slosh of DRY white wine. Adjust seasoning and thickness with more wine or cream. Serve with a float of plain whipped cream on top and a sprinkle of chopped parsley and chives. posted by lonicera
jag5,
Dec 30, 4:36am
Marafat peas soaked overnight in water and baking soda, then cooked long and slow with salt until mushy.Yummy.Haven't tried the tinned ones.
Was married to a pom for a number of years so learnt to like them.and our local fish and chip shop was owned by poms, every thursday night they did mushy peas, and customers queued up for them.
kuaka,
Dec 30, 7:24am
buzzy - you obviously have a better memory than me, as I have no idea to what you refer when you say "you have been discouraged etc" and you remember me adding my voice to the chorus - so if you can enlighten me, so be it.I don't remember.I do remember not enjoying mushy peas or pease pudding, and if it's not okay for me to say so, then so be that too.I will back out and refrain from adding my opinions to the recipes thread.I thought the people in here were a bit more friendly than they are on some of the other threads.Happy New Year.
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