Between 60-70 days, green pods are useful for fresh eating, like snap beans, when they have just “plumped up.” At this stage the pods are edible, or they can be shelled and the tender young peas eaten like edamame. How do you cook black-eyed peas in a pod? Ingredients. Rinse black-eyed peas in cold water. … Continue reading Can You Eat The Pods Of Black-Eyed Peas?