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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