Peas are boring.
Respect.
We have a champion in the Tournament of Vegetables That Are Fine, and it’s peas. Peas are fine. The most fine. The most not-good-not-bad-just-ok. It was a record low turnout. It was a narrow vote. People could not be bothered to care. And nothing says “vegetables that are fine” like that.
Pea defeats Sprout, 19-16
Instagram: Pea 12, Sprout 12
Twitter: Pea 4, Sprout 3
Google Form: Pea 3, Sprout 1
As always, we’ve got The People’s Rankings, in which we take the different margins of victory/defeat and compare them against one another. It’s an imperfect way to stack things up, especially when rankings just how meh they are, but we do it anyway, because it will be funny in a few months to say “wow, avocados are really low on this list of a few hundred things we voted on this summer, and fava beans are rather high.”
| Rank | Vegetable | Score |
| 1 | Pea | 100.000 |
| 2 | Sprout | 91.429 |
| 3 | Cabbage | 86.364 |
| 4 | Celery | 76.364 |
| 5 | Fava Bean | 75.294 |
| 6 | Broccoli | 74.510 |
| 7 | Lima Bean | 74.497 |
| 8 | Brussels Sprout | 73.143 |
| 9 | Acorn Squash | 72.484 |
| 10 | Asparagus | 67.180 |
| 11 | Collard Green | 67.048 |
| 12 | Fennel | 66.908 |
| 13 | Okra | 65.641 |
| 14 | Radish | 65.636 |
| 15 | Green Bean | 65.488 |
| 16 | Kale | 65.000 |
| 17 | Parsnip | 64.909 |
| 18 | Black-Eyed Pea | 62.448 |
| 19 | Cucumber | 61.541 |
| 20 | Mushroom | 60.688 |
| 21 | Chickpea | 59.693 |
| 22 | Swiss Chard | 59.305 |
| 23 | Red Pepper | 58.159 |
| 24 | Parsley | 57.895 |
| 25 | Scallion | 57.469 |
| 26 | Butternut Squash | 56.264 |
| 27 | Carrot | 55.000 |
| 28 | Cauliflower | 54.222 |
| 29 | Endive | 53.859 |
| 30 | Watercress | 51.822 |
| 31 | Basil | 51.420 |
| 32 | Green Pepper | 49.665 |
| 33 | Artichoke | 49.351 |
| 34 | Shallot | 49.231 |
| 35 | Pumpkin | 49.180 |
| 36 | Lettuce | 47.380 |
| 37 | Corn | 47.017 |
| 38 | Lemongrass | 45.882 |
| 39 | Zucchini | 44.701 |
| 40 | Yellow Pepper | 43.137 |
| 41 | Radicchio | 42.638 |
| 42 | Eggplant | 42.319 |
| 43 | Rutabaga | 40.286 |
| 44 | Beet | 37.346 |
| 45 | Potato | 35.822 |
| 46 | Ginger | 35.759 |
| 47 | Turnip | 35.535 |
| 48 | Arugula | 34.163 |
| 49 | Beetroot | 33.525 |
| 50 | Arrowroot | 33.239 |
| 51 | Lentil | 32.619 |
| 52 | Chive | 31.663 |
| 53 | Snake Gourd | 30.190 |
| 54 | Kohlrabi | 29.184 |
| 55 | Spinach | 28.894 |
| 56 | Wasabi | 25.912 |
| 57 | Sweet Potato | 24.701 |
| 58 | Garlic | 23.902 |
| 59 | Fiddlehead | 21.818 |
| 60 | Bok Choy | 21.746 |
| 61 | Mustard Green | 20.821 |
| 62 | Leek | 20.467 |
| 63 | Avocado | 20.407 |
| 64 | Tomato | 19.934 |
