snap pea
noun
: a cultivated pea that has edible usually round pods easily snapped like beans and that is classified with the snow pea as a variety (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon)
called also sugar snap pea
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Know your type Edible peas come in three main varieties: snap peas, snow peas, and sweet peas (also called English peas or garden peas).
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Alex Testere, Saveur, 24 July 2024
Drizzle the cakes and side salad, topped with crunchy snap peas and radishes, with homemade buttermilk dressing.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
Snow or snap peas contain less protein (at 5.23 grams per cup).
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
Step 4 Return the clean skillet to medium heat, add the miso mixture and the snap peas, and cook until the peas are bright green and still crunchy, about 2 minutes.
—Alex Testere, Saveur, 24 July 2024
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Alex Testere, Saveur, 24 July 2024
Drizzle the cakes and side salad, topped with crunchy snap peas and radishes, with homemade buttermilk dressing.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
Snow or snap peas contain less protein (at 5.23 grams per cup).
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
Step 4 Return the clean skillet to medium heat, add the miso mixture and the snap peas, and cook until the peas are bright green and still crunchy, about 2 minutes.
—Alex Testere, Saveur, 24 July 2024
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“Snap pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20pea. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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