Precooked and Dehydrated Blackeyed Beans

Vigna Unguiculata

a.k.a. southern peas, brown-eyed peas, blackeyes, crowder peas, china beans, cowpeas, oea beans, marble beans, black-eyed suzies

Like their name, blackeyed beans are white with a black spot around the keel, often referred to as the eye of the bean. Blackeyed beans have a subtle savory, earthy flavor with a buttery smooth texture. They are the essential ingredient in the traditional Southern dish Hoppin' John. Eaten on New Year's day, it is thought to bring good luck. Blackeyed beans add marvelous body and texture to soups, stews, hot or cold side-dishes and salads.