Mangetout

[Flummery]

I thought mangetout were just peas that weren't ready. We picked loads yesterday and had them with dinner. They were lovely.

Some people eat 'peas that aren't ready' as mangetout, but a true mangetout doesn't have a fibrous layer in the pod. When podding peas swell up, the pod is tough. When true mangetouts get old you can still eat them, pod and all. That's the difference.

[Hilary B]

We had our first picking of Sugar-pod peas yesterday (and our first carrots). The peas were actually at a half-way stage between mangetout and sugarpod, but we were impatient to try them with our Sunday Roast.