Pease pudding
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'''Pease pudding''', sometimes known as '''pease pottage''' or '''pease porridge''', is a [[baked]] vegetable product, which mainly consists of split yellow or [[Black peas|Carlin peas]], water, salt, and spices, often cooked with a [[bacon]]<!--Is there such a thing as a bacon joint?--> or [[ham]] joint.
It is similar in texture to [[hummus]] and is light yellow in colour, with a mild taste.<!--Does it have any whole peas in it, or are all the peas smashed?--> Pease pudding was traditionally produced in [[England]], especially in the [[industry|industrial]] [[North East England|North Eastern areas]] - although it is now widely available throughout the country, often in [[butcher]]'s shops (due to the bacon connection). It is often served with [[ham]]/[[bacon]] and [[stottie cake]]s.
Pease pudding is featured in a [[nursery rhyme]], ''[[Pease Porridge Hot]]'
== Etymology ==
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The name ''pease porridge'' is derived from the archaic noun ''pease'' (plural ''peasen''), derived in turn from the Latin word ''pisum''.
==See also==
*[[Hummus]]
*[[Mushy peas]]
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[[Category:English cuisine]]
[[Category:Cuisine of Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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