While you're searching for black-eyed pea recipes for New Year's day cooking, you may be interested in some other traditions to bring good luck in the new year! Spoiler Alert: You're going to want to eat peanuts!
Eat healthy on New Year's Day. Many cultures around the world believe the key to a happy, healthy, secure, and productive year begins with eating certain good-luck foods on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. When you “do good, eat good” on the 1st day of the year you begin the New Year right.
Eat round foods on New Year's Day. Round foods are in the shape of a "ring" and represent the year coming "full circle". Their shape signifies that the old year has come to a close and the New Year holds the promise of a fresh start.
Eat something yellow for a prosperous year. Because the color yellow is similar to that of gold, eating something yellow on New Year's Day will bring you a prosperous year.
So, for your New Year's Eve Celebrations, and New Year's Day traditions, dive right into that round tin of healthy, golden-yellow Virginia Peanuts, and bring some luck to 2023!
