About Pea Shoots

A Brief History of the Salad

• Since earliest times people have harvested wild leafy plants, especially in spring when they were just popping out of the earth.
• Salads were popular during the Middle Ages. After eating mostly salted meats and pickled vegetables all winter, people would be "salt-sick" and looked forward to spring greens.
• Throughout the Middle Ages peasants ate more salads than the aristocracy and were the healthier for it.
• During the late nineteenth century, the concept of salads expanded with daring additions such as fresh tomato.
• Salads are now being given a new lease of life with the fresh and juicy taste of Pea Shoots.