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The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is a legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae.It is also known as gram, or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, and sometimes known as Egyptian pea, ceci, cece or chana, or Kabuli chana (particularly in northern India).Its seeds are high in protein. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes: 7,500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East.ummus is the Arabic word for chickpeas, which are often cooked and ground into a paste and mixed with tahini (sesame seed paste), the blend called hummus bi tahini, or chickpeas are roasted, spiced, and eaten as a snack, such as leblebi.
Chickpea History The chickpea is the world's second most widely grown legume after the soybean, and one of the eight founder crops of the origins of agriculture. Chickpeas store really well and are high in nutritive value, although they are not very disease resistant, compared to other legumes. The chickpea originated in the Middle East about 7,500 years ago. It was first cultivated about 3,000 B.C. and was popular among the ancient Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians. It was not until the 16th century that the chickpea was brought to other parts of the world by Spanish explorers. Chickpea Basics. There are two types of chickpeas: desi and kabuli.