The tradition of eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is rooted in African heritage, shaped by slavery, and sustained by generations of Black survival in America. A West African Legacy Black-eyed ...

You don't need to live in the South and it doesn't need to be New Year's Day to enjoy savory, earthy black-eyed peas, though they are customary for the occasion since they resemble coins and symbolize ...

For generations across the South, black-eyed peas have traditionally been served on New Year’s Day. The dish is associated with a “mystical and mythical power to bring good luck” in the year ahead, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The new year is all about traditions, some new and some old. Black-eyed peas are just one of the popular traditions as we head into the new year. Chef Joseph Thomas with Paul ...

THIS DAY BEFORE NEW YEAR’S, THE PRODUCE SECTION MAY BE THE BUSIEST, AND GROCERY STORES ACROSS THE METRO, WITH PEOPLE STOCKING UP ON CABBAGE GREENS AND COLLARDS, AS WELL AS THOSE BAGS AND BAGS OF BLACK ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Something about this time of year, you hear a lot of people sharing their New Year's traditions. A whole lot of people seem to have the same favorite dishes for each January ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I can vividly remember eating black-eyed peas for the first time, sitting down at a long table in the house where I grew up in ...