This is a bunch of fresh chickpeas sold everywhere these days on the side of the road. Street cart vendors used to call on customers with a jingle that went like this:
Um Elaibaneh (Mother elaibaneh)
Khodra w-malieaneh (green and full)
bet salleh al-za3laneh(will cheer up whoever is angry)
btejoueh al-dekkaneh(will mess up the store)
You will find these at Middle-Eastern stores or Latino stores (or try requesting them from your local supermarket since chickpeas are grown in the US); peel and eat as a snack with a glass of your favorite beverage.
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I don’t think I have ever eaten fresh chickpeas before. I wish I could have a taste!
Nice jingle
So cool! I have never eaten off the branches either!
Awesome, as always I love these “side of the road” type posts.
This is my favorite foodie blog by the way.
Any chance of a post on the uses, and or history, of Kefir?
I definitely attribute my good health in part of my own home-brew each day.
@Mark: Thanks Mark, a nice word coming from you is highly appreciated! You will see me post on ayran soon! (kefir is not that common here, but a very interesting drink)
Look at all those beans!!! As much as I eat chickpeas you would have thought that I would have considered how they look growing in the ground…It’s not what I would have imagined. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it.
Velva
I would love to try these, I never knew you could eat chickpeas fresh! Can you make hummus from them?
Great photos – didn’t know you could eat uncooked chickpeas.
@Sue: No you would need to toast and cook it first.
I don’t think I have ever seen fresh chickpeas…..I would love to try them!
This is so interesting! I tried to grow chickpeas a few years ago (no success at all) so it is amazing to see them like this.
So interesting to see them fresh and green! I love eating regular peas fresh out of their pods – I’m sure I would enjoy fresh chickpeas also.
I love fresh chickpeas – known as ‘hara channa’. My mum would makes these from a recipe my grand father would use and always make these in an iron pot. Watching mountains of these lovely green jewels sure bring back memories!
chow
Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
How intriguing! I’ve never thought about how chick peas grow, or known that you could eat them fresh. I’d love to try that some day too.
So lovely – something we so rarely get to see in the West!
Never saw a fresh chickpea either… you are always giving us so much interesting information.