Roi de Carouby Snow Pea

Donated by John Yeoman, this French variety produces tall plants, beautiful maroon and violet bicoloured flowers and succulent, sweet, stringless pods of incredible size. Snow peas are eaten whole, pod-and-all, when the peas are beginning to develop in the pods. Crisp and delicious when raw, but equally so lightly steamed or in stir-fries. Guardian Adam Alexander describes it as having "stand-out culinary qualities", we hope you agree.