This is one of my favourite combinations and it always brings me back to my childhood. My grandmother would make this when fresh peas was in season, sending us to pick wild fennel along the path behind our house. I remember shelling what, at the time, looked like a mountain of pods, peas flying everywhere, us eating tons of them before they even hit the bowl. 

This is a great spring dish, delicious paired with any kind of fish or shrimp, but also with chicken or grilled meats.