Pea

Mature green peas — typically sold dried and split in half — are more like beans. But fresh or frozen green peas are classified as… Read More »Are Field Peas A Starch Or A Vegetable?

Soaking dried beans overnight makes them softer, which helps them cook faster, but it’s not a requirement. If a longer cooking time is not a… Read More »Do Crowder Peas Need To Be Soaked?

White acre peas freeze well, and when they become available, I usually try to buy at least a gallon and freeze them. However, they do… Read More »Do You Have To Blanch White Acre Peas?

Both the green and purple podded varieties, as well as the yard long beans, are easily found. The pods are eaten raw or stir fried,… Read More »How Do You Eat Cowpeas?

The crop is mainly grown for its seeds, which are high in protein, although the leaves and immature seed pods can also be consumed. Cowpeas… Read More »What Is The Local Name For Cowpea?

Names can sometimes be confusing. For instance, black beans, sometimes called turtle beans, are a legume. Black eyed peas are a variety of cowpea and… Read More »Are Black Turtle Beans The Same As Black-Eyed Peas?

The black-eyed peas that were “lucky” enough to be left behind would make their way to Southern tables, especially the tables of Southern slaves who… Read More »Where Did The Tradition Of Black-Eyed Peas On New Year’S Come From?

While both are legumes, split peas and lentils come from different varieties of legumes. Split peas are a type of field pea, which is a… Read More »Are Field Peas Lentils?

Black-Eyed Peas Substitute If necessary, you can substitute another type of bean for black-eyed peas—Pinkeye Purple Hull peas, also known as Southern Pink Lady peas,… Read More »What’S A Good Substitute For Black-Eyed Peas?

The difference in texture and flavor of a black bean and a black eyed bean is prominent enough to prevent them from being interchangeable in… Read More »Can I Use Black Beans Instead Of Black-Eyed Peas?