That's what I was finding, but I didn't think those were edible! Learn something new every day. It depends on the type of pea! Sugar snaps are a kind of pea which are bred for the purpose of eating the whole pod, but then there are kinds of pea which are bred to have pods that are shelled for the seeds, and the walls of the pod are stringy and tough.
How old are sugar snap pea varieties? I certainly have eaten those, but I guess I had a sort of idea that they were recent varieties (but without any evidence whatsoever). ETA: I think probably it's based on my not having eaten them until I was an adult, but that's not a great reason (there are tons of food I didn't eat until I was an adult because I didn't really grow up in a place or in a family that was super food-adventurous).
Hmm. Well, see the quote from Wikipedia in another comment that eating the whole immature pod (as opposed to the mature seeds/peas inside) was an early modern innovation in Europe! But of course, who knows what was done in other parts of the world. Same for the "sugar" part; I have heard/read that sweet peas (without the tannins of grey peas) were a new breed in the late 18th century, at least in Scandinavia. OTOH, there are certainly grey pea varieties where you're meant to eat the whole immature pod, but I don't know how old they are.
Ah, sorry, I see it now -- I missed it the first time around somehow. But I appreciate the additional information as well :) Thanks for the pea history!
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Date: 2025-01-03 06:19 pm (UTC)It depends on the type of pea! Sugar snaps are a kind of pea which are bred for the purpose of eating the whole pod, but then there are kinds of pea which are bred to have pods that are shelled for the seeds, and the walls of the pod are stringy and tough.
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