A variety of peas with tender pods.

A variety of pea "Pisum sativum var. macrocarpum", which has a delicate skin and is eaten whole when young. (also called snow pea, sugar pea, Chinese pea)

are a leguminous vegetable, consisting of small, flat, green pods containing immature peas. The whole pods of mangetout are eaten when very young before the peas have developed. Mangetout are also known as Chinese Peas, Snow Peas, Sugar Peas and Sugar-snap Peas.