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Pigeon Peas Festival in Diego MartinCEFR A1
24 Sept 2025
Adapted from Guest Contributor, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Gabre Cameron, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
67 words
- Pigeon peas are common in Caribbean food.
- Florence Warrick-Joseph grows pigeon peas.
- She lives in Diego Martin.
- She took a course in 2014.
- The first festival was in 2015.
- Neighbours shared recipes and cooking skills.
- They made pholourie, accra, roti and doubles.
- She stews the peas for the doubles filling.
- She made ice cream, a wine and a liqueur.
- She now runs a small food business.
Difficult words
- pea — A small round seed or legume.peas, pigeon, pigeon peas
- prepare — To make something ready to use.
- dish — A particular item of food.special dish
- filling — The inside part of food, often tasty.sweet filling
- healthier — Better for your health.
- muffin — A small, soft bread, often sweet.muffins
- create — To make something new.creates
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Discussion questions
- What is your favorite way to eat peas?
- Have you ever tried doubles? What did you think?
- Why do you think healthy options are important in food?
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