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The field pea is a type of pea sometimes called P. sativum subsp. arvense (L.) Asch. It is also known as dun (grey-brown) pea, Kapucijner pea, or Austrian winter pea, and is one of the oldest domesticated crops, cultivated for at least 7,000 years. Field peas are now grown in many countries for both human consumption and stockfeed.
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
A popular variation [3] [4] of the black-eyed pea is the purple hull pea or mud-in-your-eye pea; it is usually green with a prominent purple or pink spot. The currently accepted botanical name for the black-eyed pea is Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata , [ 5 ] although previously it was classified in the genus Phaseolus .
In 1988, the Israeli botanist Daniel Zohary and the German botanist Maria Hopf formulated their founder crops hypothesis. They proposed that eight plant species were domesticated by early Neolithic farming communities in Southwest Asia (Fertile Crescent) and went on to form the basis of agricultural economies across much of Eurasia, including Southwest Asia, South Asia, Europe, and North ...
The peas and greens each have significant meaning, with the peas depicting luck and the greens the color of money. Cornbread is, of course, the color of gold. Together, they represent the promise ...
Rice and peas or peas and rice is a traditional rice dish in some Caribbean and Latin American countries. The type of peas used in this dish by some countries is traditionally pigeon peas, otherwise called gungo peas by Jamaicans. [1] Kidney beans (red peas) and other similar varieties are typically used in the Greater Antilles and coastal ...
It took Texas to make America swallow the idea of lucky New Year’s black-eyed peas. More than 85 years ago, in 1937, an East Texas promoter put the first national marketing campaign behind what ...
Most of the calories come from protein and complex carbohydrates. The split pea is known to be a natural food source that contains some of the highest amounts of dietary fibre , containing 26 grams of fibre per 100 gram portion (104% DV based on a 2,000 calories (8,400 kJ) diet).