[viettaclark]

Is there any real reason why you can't eat immature pea pods? They are a bit tough when the peas are ripe but I've got so many I just wondered.....?

[stompy]

I don't see why not.
Do you want to eat them as mangetout?

[DD.]

Sacrilege!

[viettaclark]

Just impatient Dave! There are loads coming so thought I'd have a few pods.......just to check you understand......
Is raw ok?

[Livinhope]

Raw is fine, very lightly blanched, cooled and added to salad is super

[viettaclark]

My lunch when I was weeding was broad bean tops and pea pods fresh from the plant to my mouth. Yum.....so sweet....I'm so healthy.....
  DD (Pea god)

[Zippy]

Grow some Mange Toute - that's what they're for.

[viettaclark]

I have but they're not ready yet.......

[UrbanG]

Pea pod have nasty tough membraines inside them to protect the peas.

Once you have eaten the peas there is nothing wrong with chewing off the green bits and leaving the membrane, I've ate them like that all my life.

[Zippy]

then have a bit of patience!!! 

They'll taste better when they do finally come along 

[viettaclark]

OK OK.....I'll try and be patient...

[chrisjsmith]

The kids keep nicking my peas whilst immature.  They seem to like them better like that.