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...where one is able to get any Pigeon Peas here in Zurich or somewhere in Switzerland.
There was an African Food Store on the Bäcker-strasse in the '90s but had closed down even before I came back to CH.
I am jonesing for Peas and Rice,and I MEAN JONESING.
I know I could use Red Beans but there is No Substitute for Pigeon Peas!!!!

Pigeon Peas? .... not Pigeon Pee?... ... sorry couldn`t resist that!

I never heard of Pigeon Peas - any other name they go by? What they look like? Tried Turkish shops? they have large selections of those things.

Seeing we discussing legume things ... I am forever searching for Mung Beans, to make sprouts - love them.

And FRESH raw peanuts? All the peanuts in CH seem to be ancient old dried out things, in their shells.

Pigeon pea
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cajanus
Species: C. cajan
Binomial name
Cajanus cajan
(L.) Millsp.

The pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan, syn. Cajanus indicus) is a member of the family Fabaceae. Other common names are arhar (Bengali), red gram, toovar/toor (Hindi/Gujarati/Marathi/Punjabi), togari (Kannada), Kandi (Telugu), gandul, guandul, Congo pea, Gungo pea, Gunga pea, and no-eye pea.

The cultivation of the pigeon pea goes back at least 3000 years. The centre of origin is most likely Asia, from where it travelled to East Africa and by means of the slave trade to the American continent. Today pigeon peas are widely cultivated in all tropical and semi-tropical regions of both the Old and the New World.

Have you tried Pet Shops for Peanuts.
They used to sell the Nonroasted green Variety for Parrots,but that is a long time ago.

Thanks,will check out Turkish Shops at the next opportunity.
Now I've got to go Shopping or go hungry.
To Shop or not to Shop....

What I meaning ... is it a small round pea? how big? with a black dot? or a red dot? and a common name.......... what type of dish is it usually made into...... those sort of things will get the investigation more underway.

A brown, oval bean originally hailing from Africa; in the Caribbean, also known as the gunga (Congo) pea and the pois d’Angole (Angola pea). Endowed with a nutty, earthy flavor, the pigeon pea is often paired with rice.

How to find
Sold fresh, canned, and frozen, look for canned pigeon peas in the Latin foods aisle at the supermarket. They’re more readily available than dried. You can also buy online at www.earthy.com or www.melissas.com.

Have you tried Pet Shops for Peanuts.
They used to sell the Nonroasted green Variety for Parrots,but that is a long time ago.[/quote]

DO NOT buy any kind of seeds for birds in petshops!!

They have been sprayed/gassed with poison to prevent attacks from mice/rats/insects. Do not ask me why it does`nt harm your guineapig/bird or whatever pet you keep. Normally htere`s a warning written on the products...

Kind greetings