New Year S Food Black Eyed Peas
According to a portion of the talmud written around 500 a d it was jewish custom at the time to eat black eyed peas in celebration of rosh hashanah the jewish new year which occurs in the fall.
New year s food black eyed peas. The medium sized bean yes black eyed peas are technically beans made its way to north america via slave ships by the 1700s according to soul food. The new year s black eyed peas and greens dinner may have been influenced by a lot of disparate cultural and regional forces over the past few centuries but it s now become part of the fabric. Some say eating black eyed peas on new year day will bring luck throughout the year.
Reduce heat and simmer for 30 45 minutes. Dish called hoppin john for new year s eve. These black eyed peas can be made in a slow cooker.
In italy lentils mix with pork for. Add both cans of black eyed peas with juices. Add the drained black eyed peas ham hocks chicken stock and bay leaves and bring to a boil.
Black eyed peas were also given to enslaved people as were most other traditional southern new year s foods and evolved through the years to be considered soul food one variation of the superstition says that black eyed peas were all the enslaved people in the south had to celebrate with on the first day of january 1863. Reduce the heat to very low cover partially and cook until the beans are tender about 1 1 2 hours. Saute onion with ham or salt pork until onions are soft.
The surprising story of an american cuisine one plate at a time by adrian miller. Or the peas can be part of a soup. Mix in worcestershire sauce garlic powder salt and pepper.
Black eyed peas are served with rice in the traditional southern u s.