Fun Facts!

-The United Kingdom is the largest producer of peas that are used for freezing, in Europe.

-One serving of freshly frozen peas has more vitamin C than two large apples.

-In 1533, Catherine de Medici supposedly took Italian peas, known as "piselli novelli," to France when she married Henry II.

-In the 19th and 20th centuries, the thick London fogs were called "pea-soupers" because of their incredible thickness (density) and their slightly green color.

- Clarence Birdseye froze the first peas in the 1920's.

-Janet Harris holds the world record for eating peas. In 1984, 7175 peas were consumed one by one in 60 minutes using chopsticks.

-The story of The Princess and the Pea was written in the mid to late 1800's by Hans Christian Andersen.  Check out the Story!