Everything about The Snow Pea totally explained
The
snow pea (
Pisum sativum var.
macrocarpon) is a
legume, more specifically a variety of
pea eaten whole in its pod while still unripe.
It is one of the earliest-known cultivated plants, with evidence of having been cultivated in a region that's now along the
Thailand-
Burma border, 12,000 years ago
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It is speculated that the name comes from the whitish tint reflected from the pods.
As with all legumes, snow peas host beneficial bacteria,
rhizobia, that fixes nitrogen in the soil -- this is called a
mutualistic relationship -- and are therefore a useful
companion plant, especially useful to grow
intercropped with green, leafy vegetables that benefit from high nitrogen content in their soil.
The green shoots can also be cut and served as a vegetable as is done in Chinese cooking. Especially stir-fried with garlic or shellfish such as crab.
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