Habitant

French Canadian canned Pea Soup. Comes in the big cans with the yellow labels. My mom grew up on this stuff in Quebec, and she fed it to my sister and me when we were little too. It has no artificial ingredients. I believe all it contains is yellow peas, lard, and salt. I can't say whether it's good or bad, because it's one of those unique things you're just used to after eating it so much. It's not pleasant to look at, but it sure warms you up on a cold winter day.

Hab`it*ant (?), n. [F. habitant. See Habit, v.t]

1.

An inhabitant; a dweller.

Milton. Pope.

2. [F. pron. ()]

An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural.

The habitants or cultivators of the soil. Parkman.

© Webster 1913.