Mangetout (also
snow pea,
sugar pea,
Chinese pea) is a variety of
pea,
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpum. The young seed-pod and seeds are eaten whole, either lightly steamed or (particularly in
China) raw.
The vegetable originates from the Mediterranean area, but is now common in the Far East.
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