Scandinavian Split Pea Soup
Ingredients
500g of green split peas (one bag)
Water - to cover the peas by about 1 inch
1.5 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 glove of garlic if you like
Procedure
1) Soak the green spilt peas overnight in cold water or you may blanche the split peas quickly
2) Rinse the peas in regular tap water
3) Place peas into the pot of water, add enough water to ensure there is approximately
ten cms of additional water in the pot
3) Add one teaspoon of salt at the beginning and you may add more while cooking if more salt is desired for taste
4) Add pepper and diced garlic if desired for taste
5) Let all ingredients simmer for about two hours on low heat
6) Serve in bowls with your favourite bread or crackers
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Review
To say I had eaten "Soup" before would be a somewhat of a fallacy. The bland, flavorless, tepid and pedestrian swill that I'd previously been happily ingesting, in light of my eating, nay experiencing this masterful creation leaves all other so called "Soups" as mere flavored water with soggy bits floating about in it. To craft an overly elaborate metaphor, all other soup is like a dude, for arguments sake we'll call him "Chuck", and you see, Chuck just met my new friend split-pea soup, we'll call him "The bar" and my friend "The bar" just got a HUGE raise. We're talking mid-life crisis gonna buy a flashy sports car and a boat house kinda raise.
The first taste I had of this soup, I imagine it was kind of like that moment in the fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chappel where Adam and God are about to finger-five. It was kind of like that. BUT IN MY MOUTH. It was like there was a party in my mouth to which everyone was invited, but upon checking the guest list, much to my suprise I discovered everyone actually showed up. I mean, seriously, how common is it that you throw a party and every single person you invite show's up? That's a freaking miracle. Much like this soup. Sacrilicious indeed.