Pea soup

Pea soup or split pea soup is soup made typically from dried peas, such as the split pea. It appears in the cuisine of many cultures, with a wide range of variations. It is most often greyish-green or yellow in color depending on the regional variety of peas used; all are cultivars of Pisum sativum. Pea soup has been eaten since antiquity and is mentioned in the works of Aristophanes.