DELIVERS WITHIN 3-5 BUSINESS DAYS. WHOLE YELLOW PEAS ARE PART OF THE LEGUME FAMILY. ORIGINALLY FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, PEAS SOON SPREAD THROUGH THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION AND ON TO INDIA AND CHINA. THE CULTIVATION OF PEAS IN EUROPE HELPED TO STAVE OFF A FAMINE IN ENGLAND IN 1555. PEAS ARE MOST COMMONLY USED IN THEIR SPLIT FORM. YELLOW PEA POWDER IS TRADITIONALLY USED TO THICKEN SOUPS AND STEWS.