Watch more of this series: https://to.pbs.org/421QIsP Which is the best garden pea? The first to ripen, breaking winter’s green scarcity. Jefferson challenged neighbors to serve the season’s first plate. From 1770–1840, Early Frame pea defined spring, then vanished. Will it return to Monticello where it belongs? Peas Come To The Table | The Savers of Flavor Made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR #peas #horticulture #foodhistory The Savors of Flavor With every growing season, the South risks losing ingredients that shaped its flavor, history, and culture. Chef Kevin Mitchell and food historian David Shields race to find and rescue them before they vanish. Part documentary, travelogue, and cooking show, The Savers of Flavor traces history from fields to fine dining, from humble tables to celebrated restaurants, coast to foothills and between.
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01:03 We all know who was doing the planting. (And it wasn't Mr. Jefferson.)
I hated peas when I was a kid. All we got was canned. I ate fresh peas for the first time as an adult. I loved them. It’s a completely different vegetable fresh!
Peas. Early Alaska this year. 1st year I've had a proper open spot in the garden for them. Mom said Grandma would be proud. My Aunt, with a big smile, stated her favorite meal built around those peas. Food memories are powerful. Garden memories are grounding. I'd love to grow some really old varieties.
This was a beautiful watch.
One of my favorite childhood memories from the 80s is eating peas straight off the vine in our garden❤
I love green peas. I add frozen peas when I’m cooking rice and many other dishes. I’ll drop them into a bowl of pasta, they thaw in a few minutes.
It is so true about the saving of seeds. Here in Bangladesh, it is so hot and humid, and our seeds, even those in plastic ziplock bags seem to get humidity in them and then they get mold on them. It is very hard to keep seeds here.
"Canned peas are an abomination." ::currently happily crunching snap peas::
Early peas, Little spring onions, Cream, salt & pepper. Also, Rhubarb cut in 1" chunks, cooked up in a little water, and sugar ro make it edible - spring tonic!
Enjoyed this show so much as I am a pea lover!! Loved the history and would like some of these historic seeds. Love watching chef get excited about the peas and make delicious food
While I do not doubt that Jefferson was very interested in horticulture and was actively involved in planning the gardens of his estate, I do question how much he was actually involved in the day to day business of gardening. Was he the one doing the tilling, planting, weeding, and watering, or did those tasks that make up the majority of work of growing a plant fall to his enslaved gardeners? The phrasing used in this documentary makes it sound like Jefferson was the one doing all of the work, but given he was a rich gentleman in the 18th century, I question the validity of that image.
Great video and I have to say I also love the pickup!
I am 86 years old and I like very few of the veg. grown today……I loved the old fashioned okra. I grew up in central Alabama with great grandparents out in the country side. We had a ladyfingers pea I loved boiled okra with cornbread, tomatoes and creamed corn.
Field pea Pinkeye purple hull,and Crowder pea Hercules, are my two favorite varieties....
I’m a Snow Pea addict, but I also like “normal” peas, fresh, canned, frozen, canned, dried each have their uses and tastes. Here in Australia, one “dish” is “Pie n Peas”, it consists of a hot beef pie smothered in hot mushy peas which are dried peas reconstituted by boiling, mashed with vinegar!
Peas are difficult because of the quick sugar conversion to starch once picked. I guess it was worth tweaking corn to slow this because corn is big biz. c'mon now, food sci, do the peas too.
I want these peas 🫛 😅
That's very important work.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👏👏🇺🇲🇺🇲
awesome video!