People Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Years

Carla Hall’s Super Simple Black-Eyed Pea Salad Is Everything We Want to Eat Right Now
Whip up a bowl of this light and refreshing salad in about five minutes flat. Bonus: It might bring you luck in the new year.
Why do we eat black-eyed peas on New Year's? Here's how the tradition is said to bring good luck.
Some eat black-eyed peas for good luck while some consider the New Year's tradition about abundance, prosperity and a shared history.
New Year's tradition to eat 12 grapes or black-eyed peas for luck
As green grapes and other lucky foods to eat as the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve fill social media feeds with must-add items for a last-minute grocery list, you may be curious about the backstory behind some of these tasty traditions.
Why Is It Lucky to Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day?
Like many staples of Southern cuisine, black-eyed peas were brought to North America by enslaved Africans through the Atlantic slave trade. Enslaved people cultivated small plots
Tamales, black-eyed peas, King cake and more New Year's food traditions for luck in 2025
Whether it's making tamales to bring families together or eating 12 grapes to ensure a sweet new year, see 10 foods to welcome in 2025.
Why Do People Eat Black-Eyed Peas on New Years? Inside the Black American Tradition
Eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is an African American tradition that dates back to slavery in the 1800s. Many have adopted it in modern times.
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They eat what? New Year’s food traditions around the world
A major New Year’s food tradition in the American South, Hoppin’ John is a dish of pork-flavored field peas or ...
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Decoding Black American New Year's Food Rituals That Most People Don't Know About
Native to North Africa, black eyed peas found their way to the mouths of Black Americans by way of the transatlantic slave trade. European slavers fed enslaved people the beans wh ...
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Here's How Long You Should Soak And Cook Black Eyed Peas
Black-eyed peas -- the legume, not will.i.am and company -- may be best known as a lucky food to eat for New Year's Day ...
Green grapes & black-eyed peas: Why some think these New Year's food choices bring good luck
On New Year's Eve, people plan to test out "grape theory" and eat 12 green grapes or taste the Southern tradition of black-eyed peas for good luck in the new year.
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Good fortune, good-for-you soup for the New Year
The hearty, healthy combination of black-eyed peas and greens is good and good for you for New Year's Day and throughout the winter months.
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The "Hoppin' John" Recipe I Always Make on New Year's Day
Black-eyed peas: These beans, a type of field pea, are the heart of the dish and believed to bring luck and ...