Have you ever eaten a fresh garbanzo bean?  Have you ever even seen one?

I’ve eaten chickpeas for years dried and then cooked, but never, until this month, have I seen these wrinkly legumes in their fuzzy little pods.

They “pop” when you try to open them, releasing the air inside.  And they taste very similar to peas.

I bought a small bag full, not sure what I would do with them.  I ended up eating them all straight out of the pod.