SC - Meridies' Grand Chef

[Christine A Seelye-King]

In a message dated 1/14/99 1:15:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
margolh at nortelnetworks.com writes:

<< Petit pois - not "poi," which is a starchy Hawai'ian staple food.  "Pois"
is
 the word for "pea"; these are a special, young, small and very sweet pea.
 Mostly you will find green peas.>>

Correct. There are varieties of peas that stay very small and sweet, however.
These are what are usually known to gardeners as 'petite pois' although
regular baby green peas taste and look very similar.
 
 << Haricot beans are long green beans; you often see them "french style,"
being
 sliced longways into thin bits. >>

Again, even though regular string beans when young can be used for  the same
purpose, there are specific varieties of beans known as 'haricot' which are
more slender and almost perfectly round in pod shape. There are very subtle
taste differences which mostly are unnoticed by anyone without a trained
palette.

If you have the space for a garden, I would heartily recommend growing real
petite pois and haricots for a very special taste treat.

Ras
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