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Peas vs. Beans: Botanical Differences and Southern Terminology

Dr. Wayne McLaurin: "There IS no difference—they both go well with cornbread!" True pea = English/sweet pea. Southern pea (cowpea/black-eyed pea) is actually a bean, like snap bean and lima bean.

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