Recipe
Sides
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Servings: 8
Complexity: Medium
Total Time: Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour 30 min Soaking Time: 8 hours
Eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day is a Southern tradition believed to bring good luck and prosperity for the year ahead, with the peas symbolizing coins due to their appearance; many people serve them with collard greens (representing paper money) and cornbread (representing gold) for a complete "lucky" meal.
This custom is deeply rooted in Southern American culture. |