Les Petits Pois

Peas in France are always true to their name and never bigger than a small pearl. They are picked at this size whether they are for eating straightaway or for canning. In fact the French skill in canning has developed a large market for tinned petits pois which somehow manage to keep their shape during this process. They are cultivated on a large scale in the Lot but in a smaller way in most domestic potagers. This is the ‘household’ way of serving them.