English is not my main language so this was a significant and funny “A-ha!” moment for me.
They’re not nuts that resemble peas, they’re peas that resemble nuts.
(I didn’t catch on until reading the comments)
Same. I was over here thinking “is the world we live in just a closed pod, are we alone in here?” like it was maybe really deep and inspiring
I think they’re actually legumes, not nuts.
3rd rock from the sun did a whole episode on this, starring the woman who played Roseannes sister as Dick’s new love interest.
25 years later, and I still pronounce legume the way they did in that episode as I recite this fact.
If you can find some that are not roasted, this actually becomes quite obvious. They do taste a lot like peas.
English is my 1st language and I didn’t realize this until you just pointed it out.
Get an uncooked one and eat it. It tastes like peas.
