Fact 1
The center of the bean, or the black eye, was originally called a 'mogette', the French word for nun, because it was similar to a nun's head wrap.
Fact 2
Eating black-eyed beans on New Year's Day in the American South is said to be good luck. The peas symbolize coins.
Fact 3
When refrigerated, if the outside of the bean gets moldy, the inside of the black eye bean is still edible.
Also known as the fava bean.
A species in the legume family.
Is situated east of the Fiji Islands in the South Pacific and contains active volcanic craters and coral atolls.
Are large formidable mammals with sparse black-gray coats that belong to the Bovine family.
Is a country situated in West Africa and officially known as the Republic of Liberia.
Is located in the heart of West Africa between the Sahara desert and the forests of the south.
Are the third largest feline species of cats and are normally orange colored with black spots called ‘rosettes’.
is a country in West Africa.
Is located in West Africa and bordered by Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana.