Why Was Pease Pottage a Survival Food in Medieval England

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Why did a simple pot of peas keep medieval England alive for centuries?
This video explores how pease pottage became the ultimate survival food—cheap to grow, easy to store, fuel-efficient to cook, and shared by every social class. Through daily hardship, long winters, and failed harvests, this humble stew sustained communities when nothing else could.

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