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Grey Peas with Speck (Pelēkie Zirņi ar Speķi)
Latvian grey peas served with browned smoked pork and onion.
About Grey Peas with Speck (Pelēkie Zirņi ar Speķi)
Pelēkie zirņi ar speķi is a Latvian dish of large grey peas with fatty smoked pork and onion, strongly associated with Christmas. This profile follows LatviaLinks' home-style smoked-pork-belly version and does not treat speķis as one fixed foreign cured-meat style.
Grey peas have a mild earthy flavour and retain a gentle bite, while browned smoked pork brings salt, smoke and richness. Soft onion sweetens the rendered pork fat, with black pepper adding a dry aromatic finish.
The cooked peas remain whole and grey-brown rather than becoming a purée. Glossy cubes of browned pork and golden onion sit over and among them, making the dish hearty but still visibly pea-based.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Grey Peas with Speck (Pelēkie Zirņi ar Speķi)
LatviaLinks' Pelēkie zirņi ar speķi.
- Dried large grey peasEarthy legume base
- WaterSoaking and simmering liquid
- Fatty smoked pork bellySmoky rich topping
- OnionSweet savoury topping
- SaltPea seasoning
- Black pepperPeppery finish
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Dried large grey peas:
- Water:
- Fatty smoked pork belly: . The source fixes its first named branch, fatty smoked pork belly; mapped to the established smoked-pork route rather than assuming a universal bacon or foreign speck style
- Onion:
- Salt:
- Black pepper:
Origins & food traditions
LatviaLinks supplies a representative home-style Pelēkie zirņi ar speķi recipe and explains speķis as fatty or smoked pork rather than one universal bacon cut. Latvia's national tourism authority independently identifies grey peas with bacon, smoked pork and onions as a traditional Christmas-table dish.
Countries
- Latvia
- LatviaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Latvian Cuisine
- Latvian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.