A beloved ritual for Southerners, eating black-eyed peas as the first thing you consume in a new year is said to bring good luck. Black-eyed peas hummus and black-eyed pea stew with sausage certainly ...
On New Year's Eve, people plan to test out "grape theory" and eat 12 green grapes or taste the Southern tradition of black-eyed peas for good luck in the new year.