Vegetable
Pisum sativum
S tier
Pisum sativum macrocarpon sugar snap types have thick, juicy edible pods with plump sweet peas inside—cross-era selections combining snow-pea pod edibility with shelling-pea sweetness. Rounder cross-section than flat snow peas. Eaten raw or barely cooked. String some varieties; snack whole, stir-fry briefly, or blanch. Species covers snap, snow, and shelling peas. Harvest when pods are full but still crisp.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Blanch ShockBrief Stir FryLight SteamRaw SnackSalad Whole
Traits
CrunchyPlump Sweet PeasRaw SnackSpecies Snap TypeSpecies UmbrellaSweetThick Juicy PodThick Pod
History
US
Sugar Snap pea was released from Idaho/Gallatin breeding fame and transformed edible-pod peas.
US
Home gardens rapidly adopted thick-pod snap peas.
Sugar snaps became a global snack and stir-fry vegetable.
Bagged sugar snaps filled produce coolers worldwide.