Pois Chiches Grillés

A young classics master once explained to me in great detail how ancient Rome would have collapsed without beans. Certainly the Romans introduced chick peas to Britain and, doubtless, they strewed them through France on the way. During the last ten years the chick pea, one of the staples of the Middle East and North Africa, has made a comeback in France, accompanying the immigrants from those cultures. As a result, a French market, especially in the south, usually has a sizeable stall displ