Can We Eat Sweet Peas

Since they are members of the legume family, people often wonder, can you eat sweet peas? No! All sweet peas plants are toxic.

Are Sweetpeas poisonous?

As they grow, support the plants using garden canes, pea sticks or a trellis. … Remember- sweet pea seed pods look similar to edible pea pods but they are poisonous and must not be eaten.

Can you eat sweet peas raw?

Garden peas are also sometimes called sweet peas or English peas. The pods are firm and rounded, and the round peas inside need to removed, or shelled, before eating (the pods are discarded). The peas are sweet and may be eaten raw or cooked; these are the common peas that are sold shelled and frozen.