Generally, I reserve chickpeas for two purposes: throwing in
a salad or making hummus. So, when a bag of Three Farmer’s Roasted BBQ
Chickpeas arrived in my Yummybox (a monthly food subscription service), it was
intriguing to imagine them as a snack.
At first, I found them dry as it seemed like it’d resemble a
nut. But, after a few I got use to the texture and found they are similar to
wasabi peas.
The Three Farmers is named after Colin, Dan and Ron, three Saskatchewan
farmers who produce camelina oil. One of the farmer’s two daughters went onto
Dragon’s Den to promote the oil.
As a second product, The Three Farmers branched into chickpeas
given their prominence as an agricultural product in Saskatchewan. Being high
in protein and fibre, the roasted chickpeas were surprisingly filling, so I
only needed a small handful to curb cravings.A cool feature is the product number printed on the packaging, when entered on the website it provides a description of that batch. For example, the BBQ roasted chickpeas I had were planted on May 12, 2013 and harvested October 18, 2013. It even specified the growing conditions (above average rainfall) and the farmer it was produced by (Colin). A host of other information is given so if you’re into “knowing where your food comes from” this is an ideal product.
I’ll admit, these will never replace my love for chips. But, their crunchiness does help satisfy my longing for their potato friend. Congratulations Three Farmers for expanding my perception on chickpeas, Saskatchewan has you to thank.
