Chick Peas

[chowchow23]

i was wondering if you guys know what chick pea is in chinese cantonese or mandarin? thanks.

[jo-mel]

i was wondering if you guys know what chick pea is in chinese cantonese or mandarin?  thanks.

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??鷹嘴豆?? ---- Ying 1 Zui 3 Dou 4 (Mandarin) -- meaning hawk/eagle mouth bean.

I also found this, under garbanzo bean: 埃及 豆 Ai 1 ji 2 dou 4 meaning Egypt bean.

Edited August 8, 2006 by jo-mel (log)

[hzrt8w]

i was wondering if you guys know what chick pea is in chinese cantonese or mandarin?  thanks.

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This is from a Taiwan Government website:

Cicer arietinum Chick pea 小藜豆、埃及豆

But I have seen references of chick peas in several Chinese web sites as:

chick peas 鷹嘴豆 雞豆

In Cantonese: Ying Tsui Dou (literally means: eagle beak pea); Gai Dou (literally means: chicken pea)

[jo-mel]

I wonder why 'chick pea' isn't 小 雞 豆??

[liuzhou]

I've never been able to find chick peas in China!

[jo-mel]

I've never been able to find chick peas in China!

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None of my books, on the origins of Chinese food, have chick peas listed, other than mentioning that they are from the Near East and Southeastern Europe. (5-6000 BC.) But one ingredient book says that they can be found cooked till soft, then jarred in a sugar syrup.

With the big changes, from eclectic incursions, it probably won't be long before it is seen in dishes.

[Fengyi]

I've never been able to find chick peas in China!

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If you're in Beijing, you could stop by 1001 nights restaurant in Chaoyang - they must be able to get their hands on as many chickpeas as they need! Maybe you could strike a deal to score some!

Edited to add: have you tried a big Jenny Lou's? I'm certain they would have them. They carry quite a few Middle-Eastern things, IIRC....

Edited August 10, 2006 by Fengyi (log)

[liuzhou]

Thanks, but I am approximately 2300 km from Beijing!