Student Food Recipes - Peas

Peas Porridge Hot

Pease porridge hot,
pease porridge cold,
pease porridge in the pot nine days old.
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
some like it in the pot nine days old.

In medieval times this is what the peasants ate - and there's good reason to believe that it was the high protein found in oats, peas, beans and barley that allowed the population to flourish and for civilization to become what is known as the medieval 'rennaissance'.

People don't think of a pea as being 'brain food' but it is, with it's rich supply of phytochemicals, protein and vitamins - it's just what the doctor ordered to allay the symptoms of fast fooditis, which is a chronic condition among students.

If you want to flourish intellectually - go with peas.

Don't try peas 'in the pot nine days old'. It doesn't really ferment into anything nice and it will make you disgustingly sick. Just fyi. lol

The most basic way to cook peas is by using dried peas, either green or yellow. Throw them into the crockpot with water and cook on low all day. Add pretty much any seasoning, spice, meat, veggies,... Voila. Pease porridge. Or as we call it today... split pea soup. Hearty, hale and the cheapest ever.

Um... it will create a great deal of gastric 'bubbling' so if you don't think that's a hilarious way to spend your evening you can soak the peas in water first and then cook them. This process dilutes the nitrogen content and keeps you from... possible social embarrassment?

Interestingly, there was a recipe found at a Viking grave site that called for peas, barley and sheep's milk. The instructions read something along the lines 'soak the peas overnight and discard the water in the morning'. So, I guess the Vikings knew how to de-gas their peas before eating them. Probably not very pleasant to go pillaging around with 'stinky Thor'.