Vegetable
Snow Pea
About This Entry
Snow peas are flat, sweet pods for stir-fry and raw crunch — delicate sweetness suits aromatic whites and gentle sparkling wines.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
At a Glance
Group
Green Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
pod
Scientific name
Pisum sativum var. saccharatum
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Snow Pea
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Green Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Pisum sativum var. saccharatum
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- pod
- Plant part
- pod
- Texture
- crisp
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- spring