Are sugar snap peas a fruit or vegetable?

Here's why:

* Botanically: Fruits develop from the flower of a plant and contain seeds. Sugar snap peas fit this definition, as they grow from the pea flower and contain edible seeds.

* Culinary: We typically eat sugar snap peas for their pods, not their seeds. They are often served raw in salads or stir-fries, similar to other vegetables.

So, while they are botanically fruits, the way we consume and perceive them leads to them being categorized as vegetables in culinary terms.