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The pigeon pea [1] (Cajanus cajan) or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere. [2] The pigeon pea is widely cultivated in tropical and semitropical regions around the world, being commonly consumed in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The black-eyed pea or black-eyed bean [2] is a legume grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean. It is a subspecies of the cowpea, an Old World plant domesticated in Africa, and is sometimes simply called a cowpea. The common commercial variety is called the California Blackeye; it is pale-colored with a prominent black spot.
Black-eyed peas, a common name for a cowpea cultivar, are named due to the presence of a distinctive black spot on their hilum. Vigna unguiculata is a member of the Vigna (peas and beans) genus. Unguiculata is Latin for "with a small claw", which reflects the small stalks on the flower petals. [7]
Americans eat black-eyed peas for New Year's to bring about good fortune in the coming year. But that's the short answer. The long one involves a shared family tradition that celebrates the legume ...
Black-Eyed Peas. You can make the peas in one of two ways or go for the easiest possible method. Stovetop. One pound of Black-eyed peas takes about 90 minutes to soften. Put them in a bowl, rinse ...
For the black-eyed peas: 2 Italian sausage links, uncased. 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (about 1 cup) 1 clove garlic, minced (a scant 1 tablespoon) 3 cups chicken stock.
The origins of the name are uncertain. One possibility is that the name is a corruption of the Haitian Creole term for black-eyed peas: pwa pijon (pronounced [pwapiˈʒɔ̃]), literally meaning "pigeon peas" in English, but referring not to the variety known as pigeon peas in English but rather what are called black-eyed peas in English.
Pigeon pea: Cajanus cajan: Boot-Maah Chickpea: Cicer arietinum: Motor Dail/Dali Split pea: Pisum sativum: French bean Green bean: Runner bean: Phaseolus coccineus: Dangbodi/Lesera/Leseri Yardlong bean: Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis: Raz-Maah Common bean: Phaseolus vulgaris: Lesera-Maah Black-eyed pea: Vigna unguiculata unguiculata: Urohi ...