[Sca-cooks] Black-eyed peas recipes?

Johnna Holloway johnnae at mac.com
Tue Aug 13 12:54:22 PDT 2013


Wikipedia says
Red bean is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

Edible legumes
Azuki bean (Vigna angularis), commonly used in Japanese, Korean and Chinese cuisine, particularly as red bean paste
Kidney bean, red variety of Phaseolus vulgaris, commonly used in Indian and North American cuisine, such as "chili con carne" and "red beans and rice"
Vigna umbellata, a species of legume whose seeds are red
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_bean

Johnna

On Aug 13, 2013, at 3:22 PM, Colin MacNachtan wrote:

> On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:04:25 PM Terry Decker wrote:
>> The bean most commonly associated with NOLA are red (kidney) beans as used 
>> in red beans and rice.  Great northern and navy beans are common for white 
>> bean dishes.  Pinto beans are also commonly used.  All of the other beans 
>> are available, but are less common in the cuisine.
> 
> Are red beans related to kidney beans?  They definitely are two different beans 
> now.
> 
> Colin



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