Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
I was browsing some interesting articles on South African Cuisine and came
across the recipe below. It looks pretty good. Okay, call me rock stupid
but I don't know where to buy pigeon peas. Think Global Foods might have
'em? I think I might make this today. I'm sure the recipe isn't very
authentic considering the source I got it from but I still want to make it.
I have all the ingredients on hand except the unsweetened coconut milk and
pigeon peas.


Caribbean Rice and Peas
From Southern Living

This doesn't look South African to me, but it doesn't look like a bad
recipe. We can get unsweetened coconut milk in most supermarkets tho'
(local and imported). If it makes you feel any better I wouldn't know
where to get pigeon peas either. I thought they were more of an "East
African" thing.


But I found this on The Cook's Thesaurus:

http://www.foodsubs.com/Peas.html

pigeon pea = goongoo pea = gunga pea = gungo pea = congo pea = congo
bean = no-eyed peas = gandules Shopping hints: These are usually
sold dried, but fresh, frozen, and canned peas also are available. They
have a strong flavor, and they're popular in the South and in the
Caribbean. *Substitutes: yellow-eyed peas OR black-eyed peas*

Good luck!

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Chatty Cathy