peas![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The rounded seeds are called "green peas" when they are fresh and "dried peas" when they are dried.
split peas ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
These pea seeds, dried and split in two, are generally puréed and used in various kinds of soups.
chick peas ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Basic ingredient of hummus and falafel and found in couscous; they are also used to make various southern French dishes such as estouffade.
green peas ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Delicious freshly picked, they are also available frozen or canned; a component of mixed vegetables and of dishes labeled "à la jardinière".
sweet peas ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Eaten freshly picked with the sweet and crunchy pod, hence their name; they are especially popular in Chinese dishes.