絹きぬさや

noun

snow pea; mange tout

Refers to the flat, edible-podded pea often used in East Asian cooking. Both the pod and the tiny peas inside are eaten.

• 絹きぬさやをさっと茹ゆでて、和あえ物ものにした。

  I quickly boiled the snow peas and made a dressed dish.

• 今こん夜やの炒いため物ものに絹きぬさやを入いれよう。

  Let's add some snow peas to tonight's stir-fry.