The pea that almost killed Louis XIV!
The pea that almost killed Louis XIV!
A spring and summer vegetable, peas have replaced snow peas on plates. He arrived in France under the Old Regime. At the time, the court, like King Louis XIV, was seized with a veritable madness for the pea. You can eat it mashed, in soup, or with bacon bits.
“The king, who was a gourmet but also quite a gourmet, threw himself on this novelty and ordered that it be cooked immediately.
Overnight, everyone wanted peas." A real madness, people were making themselves sick, and even Louis XIV nearly died of indigestion in 1706.
Before that, there was the snow pea. But the pea, still a baby in a way, is so much more tender.
As tender as the 60s ad. "A pea is very small. Two peas are still very small. But a can of peas makes a good meal for a family. We always have need a pea at home."
