Bobby Flay cooking in front of audience

The Frozen Vegetable Bobby Flay Prefers Over Fresh

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BY GINNY JOHNSON

Bobby Flay posing at event
Chef and Food Network personality Bobby Flay prefers frozen peas to fresh. "A lot of chefs will tell you that frozen green peas sort of trump fresh peas," he said on Instagram.
Frozen peas spilling from bag
"Fresh peas are wonderful, but they get starchy very, very quickly," Flay says. "So if they're not utilized almost immediately, the starch kind of grows."
Bowls of frozen peas
In addition, green peas have a fairly short growing season, so it can be hard to get them truly fresh. That's why Flay opts for frozen peas
over fresh ones any day.
Vegetables in grocery store cart
"Frozen peas are frozen at their very, very peak sweetness," he explains. "Green peas are one of those things where I have to say, 90% of the
time, I like frozen peas better."