green peas
青豆· qing dou
fresh
Taste & Role
🍯 Sweet
Green peas add pops of color, sweetness, and a tender bite to stir-fries, Yangzhou-style fried rice, noodle dishes, and dumpling fillings. They are often paired with diced carrots, ham, egg, or shrimp, and they work well as a garnish that brightens otherwise neutral dishes.
What it is
Green peas are small, round legumes harvested from their pods while still tender and bright green. In Chinese cooking, they are a beloved everyday vegetable, valued for their vivid color and natural sweetness. Note that in some regions of China the term can be loosely applied to green soybeans, but it most commonly refers to true garden peas.
Nutrition
per 100 g- Calories
- 81 kcal
- Protein
- 5.42 g
- Total fat
- 0.4 g
- Carbs
- 14.45 g
- Fiber
- 5.7 g
- Sodium
- 5 mg
USDA FoodData Central
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
Recipes using it
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