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A bowl of chickpeas mixed with diced cucumber, tomato, red onion and parsley

Chickpea Salad

$10 play money

Chickpeas with cucumber, tomato and herbs. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $10 in play money, which puts it in the Snack tier ($1 to $14). It is one of the small, cheap things that make an order feel real.

No payment, no address, no delivery. This is a game.

Key facts

Cuisine
Mediterranean
Menu section
Vegan & Healthy
Price tier
Snack ($1 to $14)
Play-money price
$10
Main ingredients
chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, herbs
How it is served
A bowl of chickpeas mixed with diced cucumber, tomato, red onion and parsley

History, tradition and origin

Beans and lentils were among the first crops farmed, and they remain the main protein for much of the world. Black beans stewed with pork became a national dish of Brazil. Chickpeas are eaten from India to the Mediterranean. Tofu, made by curdling soy milk, has been made in China for around two thousand years and spread with Buddhist vegetarian cooking.

Food economy and industry

Legumes take nitrogen from the air and put it into the soil, so they need little fertiliser and are used in crop rotation. India grows and eats the most pulses, and Canada is the leading exporter of lentils. Soybeans are one of the most traded crops in the world, though most go to animal feed and oil.

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