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Article: Pea Shoots: A Vine Romance
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- The Washington Post
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- April 19, 1995
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One of the lessons I have learned from the cuisines of Asia that
always challenges me is to use every scrap of something edible. In
terms of plants, everything -- from seeds, sprouts, shoots, leaves
and husks to roots, tubers and rhizomes -- goes into an Asian dish.
Many are surprises to Westerners, such as squash leaves, radish pods,
lettuce stalks -- and pea shoots.
The first few inches of leaves, the young tips of the pea vines,
are what we're talking about. "Shoot" is a garden term, loosely
applied, indicating new growth that's especially rapid. I harvest my
first pea shoots when the vines are about 6 inches tall, four to six
weeks after sowing {Editor's note: In the Washington area, ...