Yellow Peas Soup, from Canada

Yellow Peas soup is a creamy soup garnished with bits of ham, celery, carrots, and thyme. It’s a popular, traditional national dish from Québec Canada and often served with maple syrup drizzle over. This soup cuisine has variations from different cultures and regions.

This soup has been on dinner tables since antiquity. The Romans and Greeks have been cultivating peas since 400 BC, and the hot pea soup has been sold in the streets of Athens since then. The most popular version of this yellow pea soup is made out of whole yellow peas, salt-cured pork, and natural herbs. Pea soup is definitely a hearty dinner soup worth trying out, especially when cooked with bits of ham and served with crusty bread and some salad.