Chick Pea (Cicer arietinum)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Cicer arietinum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flavour and a floury texture somewhat reminiscent of sweet chestnuts. — Seed - raw or cooked.; The fresh or dried seed is cooked in soups, stews etc.; It has a somewhat sweet flavour and a floury texture somewhat reminiscent of sweet chestnuts.; The mature seed can also be sprouted and eaten raw.

Habitat & North American Range

Unknown in the wild. (Zone 8)