Split pea

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Split peas are a split form of certain peas which are commonly used to make pea soup.

Yellow split peas are sometimes referred to as a synonym for toor dal (split pigeon peas) or chana dal (split yellow gram). This is incorrect, however.^{[citation needed]} Although the appearance is similar to chana dal (toor dal is thinner) split peas have a different taste and a greater tendency to thicken the liquid when cooked, compared to most other legumes.