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One of Britain's best-kept secrets, Carlin Peas (available dried, canned and jarred) are a much-loved traditional food in the North of England and make a great alternative to chickpeas, with excellent flavour and texture. |
Our Carlin Peas are a classic brown Carlin Pea, also know as Black or Grey Peas and popularly served as Parched Peas in Lancashire, simply boiled up and eaten with vinegar and salt.
With their firm texture and delicious nutty flavour, Carlin Peas make an excellent British substitute for chickpeas.
Why not also try our Red Fox Carlin Peas, a lighter coloured red-brown variety, our canned Carlin Peas in Water or Bold Bean Co's Queen Carlin Peas?
Collections: Carlin Peas , Dried Peas, Split & Whole , Featured , Hodmedod & Guest Products , Hodmedod's Pulses and Grains , Not Mockmills , Organic , Pulses, Grains & Seeds from British Farms , Pulses: Beans, Peas & Lentils
Category: Available , Carlin Peas , Organic
Type: Peas
Parched Peas for Bonfire Night
Black Badger Brownie Bars: made with Carlin Peas
Rustic Black Badger Salad
Ginger Fox Cake - made with Carlin Peas
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Carlin Peas have a superb nutty flavour and firm texture, making a great alternative to chickpeas or Puy lentils. They're great in soups, stews, curries and salad, pairing well with roast vegetables.
Soak overnight - or quick-soak by placing in boiling water, taking it off the heat and leaving for one hour.
After soaking , rinse, place in a pan with plenty of water, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 40 to 45 minutes until tender.
Adding bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) when soaking will result in softer cooked peas. Cooked peas can be used immediately or frozen.
Cooking times for dried pulses will be longer at higher altitudes and when cooking with hard water or older pulses.
Adding bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) during soaking and/or cooking will soften the pulses and reduce the cooking time.
Cooked pulses can be used immediately or frozen for later use.
Carlin Peas
No Allergens
Typical values | Per 100g |
Energy | 1208kJ (288kcal) |
Fat | 2.1g |
of which saturates | 0.4g |
Carbohydrate | 32.2g |
of which sugars | 3g |
Fibre | 22.9g |
Protein | 23.5g |
Salt | 0g |
Grown in the Britain for at least 500 years, Carlin Peas are also know as Black Badgers or Maple Peas. In Lancashire they're traditionally served "parched" - boiled and roast or soaked in vinegar - on Bonfire Night. They're celebrated in parts of Yorkshire on Carlin Sunday, the fifth Sunday in Lent, and know as Grey Peas in the Black Country, where they're often served with bacon.
Carlin Peas are also popular with pigeons (and carp!) and occasionally known as Pigeon Peas but they're not to be confused with the entirely different tropical species Cajanus cajan, also popularly known as the Pigeon Pea.
Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
These are delicious and healthy. And British grown. Support British growers!
Fantastic seller definitely be using again
Delicious 🥰
Great peas for making black Lancashire peas. Delivery spot on
Fantastic service as usual,lovely peas on Bonfire night....
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We eat so many of these beautiful fresh crisp nuts. The best Brazil nuts we have ever eaten
I bought bags for all my family and we all loved the fact of being able to support the indigenous people directly. We hadn't expected to also rave about these nuts being the freshest and most delicious Brazil nuts we've ever eaten as well! Thank you for sharing this wonderful bounty from the Amazon people - directly to us in the UK!
I bought a smal jar at the local organic market and was very surprised and instant hooked! Deep rich taste and nice colouring too. We’ve been secretly smearing it on our savory sandwiches, our son of 6 loves it too :). Works perfectly with sourdough!! Hope you’ll be delivering to the NL…?
Great nutty flavour and colouring. Fantastic with chicken or fish
These black beans are incredibly creamy and full of flavour - easily the best dried black beans I’ve ever had. They cooked to perfection in just an hour, with not a single tough or undercooked bean in the pot. Unlike other brands I’ve tried, these French-grown beans from Hodmedod’s are clearly fresh, not something that’s been languishing in a warehouse for years. If this level of quality holds across the rest of the new Ferm des 3 Rois range, I’ll be a regular customer. If it remains consistent over time, I’ll keep coming back for more.