Pea tips can be stir-fried with meat, steamed, shabu-shabu, cold, as a fast food vegetables, and can be used for seasoning and coloring. Generally speaking, pea tips are mainly used to make soups in the Sichuan area. However, it is best to stir-fry them quickly over high heat with a little vinegar to keep the pea shoots crunchy and tender, and also to minimize the loss of vitamin C.