Marrowfat peas

What’s not to like; cold – yep, hot – yep.

A lighter subject than American mass murders and Tom Daley becoming a Dad; pea afficionados may disagree.

Oh yes…peas!!

With vinegar.

APF

Any pea is a good pea (except in the middle of the night).
I’m a heathen though, ketchup on top, unless they are fresh then it’s mint sauce.

With vinegar.

Yes, grandma used to serve them like that. We used to call them vinegar peas.

They are my favourite pea.

Farrow’s

For balance – I’m not a big fan.

You don’t like? Unbalanced.

Yes Forrows, but none of those try-hard bigga peas for me!

Wife hates them, more for me then!

Along with Green Giant Sweet corn my favourite tinned good eva!

Animal feed at best.  The fact they have green food colouring added to the tinned product tells you all you need to know!

Normal peas FTW.

When I was a young man pay day meant Steak and Kidney Pie, Chips Peas and two slices of bread in Merrion Centre, Leeds, Cafe.

I loved that meal it was pretty much my whole weeks spare cash, the pie and chips were brilliant all covered in gravy and the waitresses were lovely and owner the sort of strict tyrant you meed to run a good food place.

But that wasnt the reason I liked it so much it was the marrowfat peas they served when everyone else was going all posh with garden peas.

Marrowfat peas, brown sauce, pie and chips all wrapped in a slice of bread. Mmm, w<span style=”font-size: 0.8rem;”>orth every penny. </span>

Marrofat peas, haddock & rice and a big mug of tea; perfect post ride food.

Why would anyone extract the fat from a marrow and then insert it into peas ?

Note the careful and subtle way I’ve avoided displaying naughty words…

Worked in the technical dept at a food factory for a year and one of the jobs was tasting the peas every morning Mushy, Chip shop , farrows and Bigga all good and still love em all today!

“I eat my peas with honey

I’ve done it all my life

It makes them taste quite funny

But it keeps them on the knife”.

Apparently by Ogden Nash, but I first heard it from Brian Cant on Play Away.

Nom!

The cheapest of cheap Smart Price mushy peas for me (but only with fish & chips of course).

They’re ok but it’s got to be black peas for me. Shame they’re not easy to get hold of.

Mmmm Cheezy Peaz.

If you like cheese and you like peas, you’ll love Cheezy Peaz.

Especially squeezy cheezy peaz.

I’ve read the word marrowfat a few times on this page now, and it’s taken on a new meaning.

What is marrowfat? Can you get anything else but peas in a marrowfat variety?

Marrowfat.

Not really that fussed by marrowfat peas served up straight, don’t mind mushy peas though

Definitely prefer garden peas or petis pois.

Cooked slowly in ham stock til they’re mush, then covered in white pepper, bit of salt and more vinegar than you’d normally have in a year.

Nom indeed.

Mushy peas eaten straight out the tin. the aldi ones make your wee go green.

“oh yes. I love them. And Farrows are the best. A bit of white pepper *lip smacks*”

Cheezy Peaz.

Brilliaaaant!!!

As a kid they were the only vegetable I’d eat (besides potatoes), my tastes have broadened a bit since but still like them

2 tins Marrowfat peas, simmered until mushy with half a Knorr vegetable stockpot and lads of pepper. Better than ‘proper’ mushies, IMHO …..

What is the difference between ‘chip shop’ and plain ‘mushy’ as having tried them both (although never in a back to back taste test) I can’t tell any difference?

Hot growler with mushys and brahn sauce – mint

What is the difference between ‘chip shop’ and plain ‘mushy’ as having tried them both (although never in a back to back taste test) I can’t tell any difference?

Hot growler with mushys and brahn sauce – mint

Just branding I’d guess.

I’m trying to work out what ‘Marrowfat’ actually means – wiki just says:

”

<b>Marrowfat peas</b> are green mature peas that have been allowed to dry out naturally in the field, rather than be harvested whilst still young like the normal garden pea. They are used to make mushy peas<sup id=”cite_ref-1″ class=”reference”>[1]</sup> and also the snack food wasabi peas.<sup class=”noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact”>[<i><span title=”This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2011)”>citation needed</span></i>]”</sup>

And

“Marrowfat is a traditional, starchy, large-seeded variety of pea<sup id=”cite_ref-h2g2_2-0″ class=”reference”>[2]</sup> (<i>Pisum sativum var. medullare.</i>)<sup id=”cite_ref-3″ class=”reference”>[3]</sup> The word was coined around 1730 from marrow + fat.<sup id=”cite_ref-4″ class=”reference”>[4]“</sup>

With no obvious reason why they’d be called that -unless there’s marrow in them (doubt it) or it tastes like marrow some how?

Chip Shop = Whole and half peas so more lumpy really
Normal = Half peas only so a green mush with hardly any big lumps

Chip Shop = Whole and half peas so more lumpy really
Normal = Half peas only so a green mush with hardly any big lumps

Excellent info. The mystery is solved.