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“Renaissance” of the pea (Pisum Sativum)

Pea cultivation has been documented for thousands of years before Christ - initially in Asia. In the Roman Empire, among the Greeks and the Germanic tribes, peas were a staple food. The protein-rich legume reached Europe via Greece and Turkey. Freshly harvested peas were only kept for a short time and were mainly dried until the 17th century.

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