This is the pea variety that really struggles to make it back to the kitchen in any considerable amount, especially if only a few plants are grown. The harvest seems to dwindle as the picker moves along the plants.

The sweetest of all peas, snow peas are typically eaten as flat podded peas with very small immature seeds. These are most often consumed raw in the garden, in salads, or very lightly sauteed with butter and mint.
Snow peas are most often encountered in Asian foods where it is a major part of their cuisine, depending on the variety they most often need to be strung to remove the fiber along the keel.