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Pease pudding, sometimes known as pease pottage or pease porridge, is a baked
Baked

Baked can refer to:...
 vegetable product, which mainly consists of split yellow or Carlin peas
Black Peas

Black peas, also called parched peas or maple peas, form a traditional Lancashire dish served often on or around Guy Fawkes Night . The dish, popular in Bury and Bolton, is made from the black pea which is long soaked overnight and simmered to produce a type of mushy peas....
, water, salt, and spices, often cooked with a bacon
Bacon

Bacon is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, then Curing , Smoking , or both. Meat from other animals, such as beef, Lamb and mutton, chicken, goat, or turkey , may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon....
 or ham
Ham

Ham is the thigh and rump of pork, cut from the haunch of a pig or boar. Although it may be cooked and served fresh, most ham is Curing in some fashion....
 joint.

It is similar in texture to hummus
Hummus

Hummus is a Levantine cuisine dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic....
 and is light yellow in colour, with a mild taste. Pease pudding was traditionally produced in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, especially in the industrial
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 North Eastern areas
North East England

North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, part of North Yorkshire and Tees Valley....
 - although it is now widely available throughout the country, often in butcher
Butcher

A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, although in the Western world today most meat is sold through supermarkets....
's shops (due to the bacon connection).






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Pease pudding, sometimes known as pease pottage or pease porridge, is a baked
Baked

Baked can refer to:...
 vegetable product, which mainly consists of split yellow or Carlin peas
Black Peas

Black peas, also called parched peas or maple peas, form a traditional Lancashire dish served often on or around Guy Fawkes Night . The dish, popular in Bury and Bolton, is made from the black pea which is long soaked overnight and simmered to produce a type of mushy peas....
, water, salt, and spices, often cooked with a bacon
Bacon

Bacon is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, then Curing , Smoking , or both. Meat from other animals, such as beef, Lamb and mutton, chicken, goat, or turkey , may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon....
 or ham
Ham

Ham is the thigh and rump of pork, cut from the haunch of a pig or boar. Although it may be cooked and served fresh, most ham is Curing in some fashion....
 joint.

It is similar in texture to hummus
Hummus

Hummus is a Levantine cuisine dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic....
 and is light yellow in colour, with a mild taste. Pease pudding was traditionally produced in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, especially in the industrial
Industry

An industry is the manufacturing of a Good or Service within a category. Although industry is a broad term for any kind of economic production, in economics and urban planning industry is a synonym for the secondary sector, which is a type of economic activity involved in the manufacturing of raw materials into goods and products....
 North Eastern areas
North East England

North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, part of North Yorkshire and Tees Valley....
 - although it is now widely available throughout the country, often in butcher
Butcher

A butcher is someone who prepares various meats and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, although in the Western world today most meat is sold through supermarkets....
's shops (due to the bacon connection). It is often served with ham
Ham

Ham is the thigh and rump of pork, cut from the haunch of a pig or boar. Although it may be cooked and served fresh, most ham is Curing in some fashion....
/bacon
Bacon

Bacon is a cut of meat taken from the sides, belly, or back of a pig, then Curing , Smoking , or both. Meat from other animals, such as beef, Lamb and mutton, chicken, goat, or turkey , may also be cut, cured, or otherwise prepared to resemble bacon....
 and stottie cake
Stottie cake

A Stottie cake or stotty is a type of bread produced in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It is a flat and round loaf . Elsewhere in the world, bread considered similar to the stottie is known as Oven Bottom Bread....
s.

It is a traditional part of Jigg's dinner
Jigg's dinner

Jigg's dinner is a traditional meal commonly prepared and eaten on Sundays in many regions around the province of Newfoundland_and_Labrador, Canada....
 in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.

Pease pudding is featured in a nursery rhyme
Nursery rhyme

The term nursery rhyme is used for ?traditional? songs for young children in Britain and many English speaking countries, but usage only dates from the nineteenth century and in North America the older ?Mother Goose Rhymes? is still often used....
, Pease Porridge Hot
Pease Porridge Hot

"Pease Porridge Hot" or "Pease Pudding Hot" is a children's game and nursery rhyme....


Etymology


The name pease porridge is derived from the archaic noun pease (plural peasen), derived in turn from the Latin word pisum.

See also

  • Hummus
    Hummus

    Hummus is a Levantine cuisine dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic....
  • Mushy peas
    Mushy peas

    Mushy peas are dried marrowfat peas which are first soaked overnight in water and Sodium bicarbonate, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup....
  • Porridge
    Porridge

    Porridge, or porage, is a simple dish made by boiling oats or another cereal in water, milk, or both. It is eaten in a flat bowl or a dish....