Sugar Snap Peas

Vegetables

Sugar snap peas are a hybrid of snow peas and garden peas, developed to combine the sweetness of garden peas with the edible pod of snow peas. The result is a plump, crunchy pod with a naturally sweet flavor. Unlike snow peas, which are flat, sugar snap peas have thick, rounded pods. They are typically eaten whole, either raw, steamed, stir-fried, or lightly blanched. Popular in both Western and Asian cuisines, they are valued for their texture and ability to retain sweetness even after cooking.