Eat This For Good Luck In 2016!
On the "Today Show" this morning, the guest chef talked about a
certain food one should eat on Jan. 1st for more luck.
And the food the young lady mentioned is considered "soul food"
and very popular in the South.
Can you guess?
Not sure- well it's black-eyed peas.
That's right, the legume that takes a back seat to navy, kidney and garbanzo
beans are cooked and eaten on the first day of the year.
But not just this food, many Southerns eat the peas with rice, greens (turnips and
collards) the color green represents more financial luck and pork.
And for those who aren't familiar with preparing these types of foods, you may
want to copy some of the rituals that are popular in other countries, like...
a) Spain-
Actress Leah Michelle says she's part Spanish and to usher in more luck,
she and her family eat grapes (on the last day of the year at midnight).
12 grapes to be exact for the 12 months of the new year.
b) Japan-
In some Japanese countries, the people eat noodles.
What's so unusual about this food? The noodles must be long and not broken or
cut in half. Cut or break the noodles and your yr. will be broken.
Eat Soba noodles at mid-nite.
c) Poland-
In Poland and some Polish communities in the U.S. the people eat pork
and sauerkraut on the first.
Side-note- Thanks to all of the cabbage (they-the Polish women eat) is one of the
reasons why they (the women) have way lower breast cancer rates than their
American sisters.
d) Italy-
In Sicily, the people eat Lasagne. Wait, it's probably eaten yr. round, but they
consider it "good luck" if eaten on the first of Jan.
There you have it, 4 food rituals to help you increase your luck for the
upcoming New yr.
And for more good luck food traditions (or rituals) head to Google.com
and type Good Luck Foods for the New Year in the search bar.
And while you're there, type recipe for Black-Eyed Peas (or Hoppin' John) in the search bar.
Make sure the recipe contains pork, as pork is also a "good luck" food.
Take Care and Have A Happy and Prosperous 2016.
Good Luck!
JGib~~
RedCarpetRxs!
On the "Today Show" this morning, the guest chef talked about a
certain food one should eat on Jan. 1st for more luck.
And the food the young lady mentioned is considered "soul food"
and very popular in the South.
Can you guess?
Not sure- well it's black-eyed peas.
That's right, the legume that takes a back seat to navy, kidney and garbanzo
beans are cooked and eaten on the first day of the year.
But not just this food, many Southerns eat the peas with rice, greens (turnips and
collards) the color green represents more financial luck and pork.
And for those who aren't familiar with preparing these types of foods, you may
want to copy some of the rituals that are popular in other countries, like...
a) Spain-
Actress Leah Michelle says she's part Spanish and to usher in more luck,
she and her family eat grapes (on the last day of the year at midnight).
12 grapes to be exact for the 12 months of the new year.
b) Japan-
In some Japanese countries, the people eat noodles.
What's so unusual about this food? The noodles must be long and not broken or
cut in half. Cut or break the noodles and your yr. will be broken.
Eat Soba noodles at mid-nite.
c) Poland-
In Poland and some Polish communities in the U.S. the people eat pork
and sauerkraut on the first.
Side-note- Thanks to all of the cabbage (they-the Polish women eat) is one of the
reasons why they (the women) have way lower breast cancer rates than their
American sisters.
d) Italy-
In Sicily, the people eat Lasagne. Wait, it's probably eaten yr. round, but they
consider it "good luck" if eaten on the first of Jan.
There you have it, 4 food rituals to help you increase your luck for the
upcoming New yr.
And for more good luck food traditions (or rituals) head to Google.com
and type Good Luck Foods for the New Year in the search bar.
And while you're there, type recipe for Black-Eyed Peas (or Hoppin' John) in the search bar.
Make sure the recipe contains pork, as pork is also a "good luck" food.
Take Care and Have A Happy and Prosperous 2016.
Good Luck!
JGib~~
RedCarpetRxs!
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