How's Your Fava

There's a dish special to Santorini known as "fava". It's yet another of those dip type of dishes that Greeks concoct as part of a mezze and this one consists basically of boiled and pureed yellow split peas, seasoned and flavoured appropriately. In essence it's Pease Pudding.
We loved it, and had it in three different tavernas, each having its own interpretation of the dish. Needless to say you can buy the Fava in its raw form in many of the touristy shops in Fira, and it's quite a price that you pay. 7 Euro for a smallish bag of yellow split peas! Go into a supermarket and you can get the same bags for about 60c. I wonder how many Americans returned to their cruise ships clutching their bags of Santorinian delicacies, and how many shopkeepers were rubbing their hands together in glee.