A Charles Sturt University (CSU) student is inviting members of the Wagga Wagga community to snack on chickpeas all in the name of research. Mrs Soumi Paul Mukhopadhyay is a PhD student in the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Her free ‘Snack Food Tasting’ session will be held in the Senior Citizens’ Community Hall in Tarcutta Street near the monthly Farmers’ Markets from 8.30am to 1.30pm on Saturday 9 November. “I am hoping that people will come along and taste an Indian snack which is new to Australian tastebuds. Once they have tasted the fried chickpeas, I will ask them to fill out a short survey. There’ll be great rewards for the taste testing volunteers,” Mrs Paul Mukhopadhyay said. The CSU student is examining consumer preferences for cooked chickpeas in Australia and India, the world’s largest consumer of chickpeas and a key market for Australian exporters. Read more about research into chickpeas in CSU News here.