[Sca-cooks] Black-eyed peas recipes?

[Colin MacNachtan]

On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:58:46 PM Terry Decker wrote:
> The terms red bean and kidney bean (in the context of this thread) refer to 
> a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris, in which the seeds are kidney-shaped and
> red in color.  Definitely not two seperate beans.  Other kidney beans are
> dark speckled, light speckeled, and white.  P. vulgaris also includes other
> varieties; black turtle beans, pea beans, pinto beans, cranberry beans,
> borlotti beans, fageolet beans, yellow beans, and white beans.
> 
> You are perhaps referring to adzuki beans (Vigna angularis) which have also 
> been called red beans.

Around these parts (Texas) there is a bean sold as "red bean" in grocery 
stores which is definitely not a kidney bean.  It has the same red color as a 
red kidney bean, but is about the size and shape of a Navy or pea bean.  It 
has a creamier taste and texture when cooked than a kidney bean, though it 
holds its shape well.  I've always been told this is the "red bean" of red 
beans and rice, not the kidney bean.

It's possible that it's an Azuki bean, but it doesn't look quite the same as 
the Azuki bean picture on Wikipedia.

Colin