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All About Edible Pod PeasEdible pod peas provide instant gratification from your veggie garden. You can just pick, pop them in your mouth, and enjoy. No shelling! No forks! No dishes!
Of course, you can also bring the harvest indoors to store in the fridge and eat later as crudite, or toss in salads. In the case of the snow peas, they’re also delicious in stir fry.
But these crisp, sweet snow or snap peas are essentially a simple pleasure, a nutritious legume best enjoyed fresh or cooked only briefly.
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Wondering what sets the edible pod peas apart from other varieties you may want to grow in the spring or early autumn garden?
I’m going to explain the distinction between the varieties with seed pods you consume whole and the shelling varieties, which are also known as English peas.
By the time we’re done, you’ll have ample information to help you decide whether this might be a veggie you want to grow in your garden, or if another legume or cool-weather option might suit you better.
Here’s what to expect:
Edible Pod vs. Shelling PeasThere are two types of peas with edible pods, and both are members of the legume family and related to English peas.
The distinction is that snow and snap peas (P. sativum var.macrocarpon) have been bred to be consumed pod and all.
Shelling types have tough pods with inedible, fibrous interiors. In contrast, snow pea pods have thin walls that are tender and enclose teeny-tiny seeds. And snap peas have succulent, thicker walls and the seeds inside are plump, juicy, and crisp.
Snap types are more rounded than snow peas, and their flavor is less vegetal, with a higher water content.
Both types of
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