Gungo Peas

Gungo peas — also known as pigeon peas or Congo peas — are a Caribbean kitchen staple. Grown across Jamaica, Trinidad, and the wider Caribbean, they are the traditional pea used in rice and peas, hearty soups, and slow-cooked stews. Nutty in flavour, firm in texture, and holding their shape beautifully through long cooking.

Home From Home Foods stocks gungo peas in both tinned and dried form, from the brands Caribbean and West African home cooks trust — Dunn's River, Grace, and others where available. Tinned gungo peas are ready to use straight from the can, ideal for quick rice and peas or gungo peas soup. Dried gungo peas need overnight soaking and slower cooking, but reward the patience with deeper flavour.

Order online for UK-wide delivery, or collect from our Wolverhampton shop. Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 2pm.

**How to cook gungo peas:** For classic rice and peas, sauté onion, garlic, thyme, and scotch bonnet in oil, add tinned gungo peas with their liquid, coconut milk, and rice, then simmer covered until the rice is tender. For gungo peas soup, add to a pot of stock with pumpkin, dumplings, and salted meat. For a vegetarian stew, combine with plantain, callaloo, and Caribbean seasoning.