SNOWPEA TIPS (PREORDER)

$27.00

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  • ~10 - 15 lbs
  • Snowpea Tips aka "Snow Pea Leaves", "Snow Pea Shoot", "Dou-Miao", "豆苗"
  • The Snowpea tip is a leafy green with oval-shaped leaves and thin green stalks. It is generally two to six inches long with two to four pairs of leaves. The taste resembles snow peas, but with a grassier, fresher flavor. Snow pea tip is most often stir-fried with garlic.
Handling Tip
Selection
  • The leaves have a uniform green color with no signs of yellowing or wilting.
  • Few to no curly tendrils and no signs of flowers.
Storage
  • Snowpea tips should be stored at 32°F - 34°F (0°C - 1°C) with a relative humidity of ninety-eight to hundred percent.
  • The typical shelf life is five to seven days.
  • Snow pea tip is sensitive to ethylene, a naturally occurring gas that regulates ripening. Do not store snow pea tips with high ethylene-producing products to extend shelf life and avoid leaf yellowing. Snowpea tip produces a low level of ethylene.
  • Snowpea tip is not sensitive to chilling injury and should be stored as cold as possible without freezing. Snowpea tip is susceptible to freezing injury at storage below 28°F (-2°C). Freezing will damage leaf tissues.