Some eat black-eyed peas for good luck while some consider the New Year's tradition about abundance, prosperity and a shared history.

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 ...

Like many staples of Southern cuisine, black-eyed peas were brought to North America by enslaved Africans through the ...

When it comes to cooking, you should soak the peas in water for 12 hours or overnight, and that's just the start of the ...

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.

New Year tradition of eating black-eyed peas at midnight There's a Southern food tradition involving black-eyed peas that dates back to the Civil War, which many believe is a way to attract ...

For generations, cabbage, black-eyed peas and other symbolic foods have been a staple of New Year’s celebrations in the South. But why do we eat these particular foods, and what do they mean?

Americans eat black-eyed peas for New Year's to bring about good fortune in the coming year. But that's the short answer. The long one involves a shared family tradition that celebrates the legume's ...