Ancient Roman Peas

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Today we prepare ancient Roman peas from the 5th book of De Re Coquinaria, dedicated to legumes, a cold dish perfect for summer.

Ingredients:
dried peas
olive oil
white wine vinegar
eggs
onions
salt

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Music by Lilium Aeris
Andrea Tuffanelli – tympanum
Serena Fiandro – flute
Kalliopeia Sopha – Mesomedes of Crete 2nd century AD

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[ShobanasKitchentamil]

It's very tasty Roman peas.
Thanks for sharing with us.

[gosiarhomecooking]

Hello dear friend, excellent cooking upload, Ancient Roman peas looks delicious. Have a lovely weekend:)

[jvazulluna]

I just made this recipe, I'm eating it now! It's delicious. I made a few minor modifications, browning the onions and mashing them with the peas with a little homemade chicken broth.

[funnywarnerbox]

This reminds me of a greek dish called fava, which is actually made not with fava beans but with mashed lathyrus, or less frequently split peas and other legumes, very similarly to this receipe.
Great video

[konantomo]

Thanks for sharing the ancient Roman recipe for peas!

[ElizaDolittle]

I just made this. I used salt, but it still tasted bland. Instead of adding more salt, I added a splash of Asian fish sauce and that did the trick. I ate this on a slice of toasted bread.

[tomasa-m]

Those dried peas look to me like lentils. Do Ancient Italians make a distinction between the two?

[kanrakucheese]

Do the peas need to be soaked beforehand? Should the boil water have salt?