Cultivation from Antiquity -from the Homeric years- chickpea (ancient erevinthos) is a legume that is less demanding in watering, which suits the arid Cyclades. Most islands use it and make it famous revitada And them chickpea meatballs, except for Santorini which has the locals split peas.

Probably a factor as to why they're doing so poorly Santorini, is that to bake you need an oven that is hot for a whole 12 hours, while the fava wants much less cooking time, and where to find so much wood for cooking. In Forerunner of Paros we celebrate today Sunday 31st of July the celebration of Revithada.