ANDRÉ BARANOWSKITechniquesOur Favorite Southern Peas1. The zipper cream, invented by a Florida agronomist in 1972, is actually a cross between a crowder pea and a cream pea; the variety gets its name from the fact that the peas can be whisked from their hull in a zipping motion.2. Though not in the same genus as Southern peas, butter beans exhibit a similarly luscious texture and taste and are often lumped into the Southern-peas category; we like the speckled variety.3. The light-hued, unblemished surface of cream peas accounts for the name, though the moniker is often attributed to the cooked peas' butter-soft texture.4. The pink-eyed purple hull has a mottled hull and a red spot at the center of each pea.5. Crowders have a squarish shape, a result of their being densely packed inside the hull (hence the name); brown crowders (shown), which have a deep, earthy flavor, are the most prevalent in the South.Keep ReadingPaneer Bhurji (Scrambled Paneer Curry)By ROMY GILL12 Spectacular Cake Recipes for the Holidays and BeyondBy FRANCES KIMChocolate Mesquite Cake with Café de Olla ButtercreamBy CRYSTAL KASSCarrot Sheet Cake with Dulce de Leche FrostingBy GABRIELLA MARTINEZChocolate and Coconut Tres Leches CakeBy BRYAN FORDRum Punch CakeBy PAOLA VELEZBánh Tai Heo (Vietnamese “Pig’s Ears” Cookies)By BEN MIMSPumpkin-Hazelnut SconesBy JODY EDDYToasted Coconut Meringue PieBy LINDA MELTONSee AllContinue to Next StoryADVERTISEMENTADAD