Yes they are yummy but the younger the better really.

I like chewing them raw, but they can be a bit stringy!

There are peas that you are supposed to eat the pods as well (petis pois?), others are edible but more chewy.

mange tout are the pods with very immature peas inside. and i used to get wrong for eating pea pods before they were big enough to be picked. :o)

i love runner beans raw there jummy mmmmm i had a real big one today lovley . better than fruit
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raw peas are lovley to

I have made peapod wine in the past.

So the answer, Steve, obviously is yes, you can eat the pods!