Minding Our Peas and Qs

Sugar Pea and Snow Pea

After I put up the post about our Sugar Peas yesterday, Cindy pointed out to me that the pea we were showing was actually a Snow Pea, not a Sugar Pea, so I got a quick course in which was which.

The pea on the left in this picture is a Super Sugar Snap Pea.  They're great for eating raw; I love the crunch when you bite into them, either on their own or in a salad.

The pea on the right is an Oregon Giant Snow Pea, bred at Oregon State University "especially for fresh harvesting with sweet flavor and extra crunchy texture."  Despite their provenance in the home of the Oregon State Beavers, traditional enemies of the University of Oregon Ducks, they are still great tasting peas.

The seeds for both types of peas came from Renee's Garden, provider of heirloom flower and vegetable seeds.