Can't Find Maple Peas

[atalanta]

Old persian recipe I want to cook looks sumptuous, but it requires Maple Peas. I have scoured most of the major supermarkets and the internet, but all I can come up with is something to do with angling bait. Obviously I want things suitable for human consumption, not fish-food. Any idea where I can get them, or alternatively, do they have a different name in this country ?

[B00]

They're black peas.

[Mamyalynne]

We call them Black Peas , also known as Pigeon Peas.

Some Asian Supermarkets sell them as Gungo Peas.

[Mamyalynne]

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[Buenchico]

Wikipedia says that they're the same as black peas but suggests that they're only available seasonally:
"The availability of black peas is not steady. They are typically available from the end of October and throughout November."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_peas

[Mamyalynne]

That's why we used to adore them on Bonfire night - delicious.

[greenrook]

I get mine from these people when my old Lancastrian blood gets a yearning for the old 'Wakes Week' black peas...http://www.countryproducts.co.uk/carlin-peas.html

[humbersloop]

might be worth asking some of the stall holders in Preston or Bury if they'd supply?

http://www.information-britain.co.uk/food/foodlegends/Preston%20Parched%20Peas/#

[knittynora]

They're called carlins in Cumbria and the North East. Carlin Sunday is the week before Palm Sunday so they should be on the market stalls within a few weeks here.
Remember black peas from the fair at wakes week in Lancashire. We've tried cooking them at home but they just don't taste the same.

[Mamyalynne]

I know what you mean, I have a large jar of them here - but eating them outside by a roaring fire with your breath and the peas steaming the air is part of the experience.

[knittynora]

Cooked in a big copper and served in thick white cups that only had the most basic of washing between customers. The best part of the whole fairground experience.

[Mamyalynne]

Absolutely.

[knittynora]

I think we should explain to those who have missed out on the experience that they're not peas that have gone bad as some friends from Cheshire once seemed to think.

Atalanta, have you tried health food/wholefood shops? I would have thought they were more likely to sell them than the major supermarkets.

[Captain2]

We used to use them in our peashooters as well when kids.

[Jackdaw33]

I remember the old saying:

Carling Sunday, farting Monday.

[atalanta]

I did indeed search the big stores' on-line lists. For maple peas, all the major supermarkets gave me maple syrup. When I realised they were the same as Carlin peas, they offered me Carling beer. Holland and Barrett offered me Kaolin.
We have few local health food shops, and those we do have don't seem to have websites, so I may be reduced to online purchase - waste of postage for such a small quantity.

[boxtops]

I have the same problems with buying edamame beans, atalanta!

[LyndaB]

You might be able to get pigeon peas (another name for black peas) at your pet shop. You can here

[dannyk13]

Boxtops, I have purchased Edamame beans at my local Tesco.

[Peaspeculiars]

Recipe for maple peas for when you get hold of some:
http://www.chocolateandbeyond.co.uk/2012/10/lancashire-bonfire-black-peas.html

Peas are always lovely whatever their shape or form. hope you find some,
All the best, Peas x