MmmmmmmmmMmmmm!
"Not a lot of people like the taste of them but some inventive recipes make them delicious."
I thought everybody liked black-eyed peas with pig meat. Personally, I prefer pintos. Or lentils. But black-eyes are plenty good enough.
No black-eyed peas on New Year's Day, expect a full year of bad luck. And we're not takin' any chances...
/john