Thick split pea soup: the spoon almost stands up
The regional background is supported by the sources below. This is our own adaptation for home cooking; quantities and times are editorial guidelines, not the results of a documented kitchen test.
Pea soup is known throughout the Netherlands. This is our own vegetarian home version, with celeriac, leek and potato.
Source checks: 5 October 2026
Our own adaptation for home cooking, not kitchen-tested. Times are guidelines; check the result described in the method.
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Image credits
Our own AI-generated illustration; not a photograph of food prepared by the editorial team.
- A deep bowl of thick green pea soup with pieces of carrot, leek and celeriac, sprinkled with chopped leaf celery, next to a slice of rye bread.
- A large pan of thick green pea soup with a wooden spoon standing upright in it.