A major New Year’s food tradition in the American South, Hoppin’ John is a dish of pork-flavored field peas or black-eyed peas (symbolizing coins) and rice, frequently served with collards or ...

Growing up in the South, your grandmother may have told you to eat certain foods on New Year's Day for luck and prosperity. For example: greens for paper money, black eyed peas for coins and ...

Take lentils in Brazil, for instance, or black eyed peas in the American South ... stories behind some of the lesser known New Year’s food traditions from around the globe.

Let’s explore these lucky bites! A major New Year's food tradition in the American South, Hoppin' John is a dish of pork-flavored black-eyed peas and rice, often served with cornbread and cooked ...

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MIAMI - If you live in South Florida and ... the ball drop on TV, these traditions are meant to welcome prosperity, love and good fortune for the coming new year: At the stroke of midnight ...

When the clock strikes 12, make sure you're under the dinner ... new year is a Spanish tradition that is hundreds of years old, according to Vogue. It is practiced across the Caribbean, South ...

A major New Year’s food tradition in the American South, Hoppin’ John is a dish of pork-flavored field peas or black-eyed peas (symbolizing coins) and rice, frequently served with collards or ...