Cultured Palate: Best Dishes from Canada
| June 7, 2017
3. Yellow Pea Soup
Yellow pea soup is a staple of French-Canadian cuisine, and has been eaten in the region for centuries. It eventually spread to the rest of Canada, where it was adopted with gusto by settlers of all nationalities.
The soup is traditionally prepared with split yellow peas, and seasoned with slices of rich salt pork. It’s a way of making the meat stretch further than it would if it was just eaten on its own. Farmers in Quebec have been relying on this dish to feed their families for centuries.
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