Cowpea may taste crisp but not ripe.

The crispy cowpea may be immature, while the ripe cowpea will be soft and delicate, and this kind of bean looks a little dehydrated and even shriveled.

In our daily life, we can judge whether cowpea is ripe or not by its surface color. The color of cowpea that is not ripe is brighter, while the color of cowpea that is ripe is darker. Moreover, cowpea that is not ripe looks hard and full of water.

introduction of cowpea

cowpea (scientific name: Vigna unguiculata(Linn.)Walp), also known as bean, rice bean, tendril bean, black navel bean, etc., is an annual dicotyledonous vine of Leguminosae (Vigna). Cowpea is mainly distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions, and the main producing countries are Nigeria, Niger, Ethiopia, Tunisia, China, India and the Philippines.

The pinnate compound leaves of cowpea have 3 leaflets, and each peduncle bears 2-6 flowers, which are large and white or purple. More than two pods, opposite to the left and right, are long cylindrical, green when young, yellow, brown or purple when mature, and each pod contains 6-16 seeds. Cowpea seeds are rich in color and pattern, with a variety of colors, as well as various patterns and spots.