Snow peas are also known in cooking circles as Chinese snow peas or Chinese pea pods, a name that comes from their abundance in Asian stir fry. Strangely enough, in China they are referred to as Dutch ...

Culinarian James Beard was an early fan of the sugar snap pea. Unlike regular garden peas, which date back to ancient times, the sugar snap is the modern invention of two Montana scientists. When ...

Editor’s note: This column is prepared by Joan D. Cook, Penn State Family Living Program, answering questions concerning food that Berks Countians have asked the extension office. The telephone number ...

Serves 6-8Asian Vinaigrette (recipe follows)8 ounces thin (vermicelli) rice noodles4 ounces Chinese pea pods, trimmed6 ounces asparagus, trimmed1 cup bean sprouts1 carrot, cut into curls (use a peeler ...

Traditional English peas in the pod are one of the most vexing vegetables around. When they’re good, they are unbelievably, head-shakingly, close-your-eyes-in-wonder good. But the other 98% of the ...