Pork and sauerkraut, hoppin' John on New Year's: History of lucky food traditions

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Pork and sauerkraut, hoppin’ John and 12 lucky grapes: Here’s a look at the history behind six New Year’s food traditions and what they symbolize.

New Year’s Day traditions and superstitions across the U.S. include eating certain foods, performing certain rituals and avoiding various activities.may entail copious amounts of champagne and noisemakers, many around the world celebrate New Year’s Day with "lucky" dishes traditionally eaten to bring good fortune in the coming year.Here’s a history of some notable New Year’s Day food traditions around the world and what they symbolize:This is a menu staple in the Southern U.S.

Often served with collard greens and cornbread, some food historians think the origin of the dish’s unusual name came from "pois pigeons," which is French for dried peas and pronounced "paw-peejohn." This may have sounded like "hoppin' John" to English speakers, according toAt the stroke of midnight, you may find Italians eating dishes of lentils as part of multiple courses each year to ring in the new year.

Head to parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio and other nearby regions, and you’ll find that many enjoy pork andThe dish is said to bring good luck and progress because pigs are known to root forward — or move ahead, according to History.com. Sauerkraut is made with cabbage, which is linked to symbolic riches, prosperity and long life due to its long strands.

The dish is a longtime New Year's Eve tradition in Japan and is now practiced in many parts of the world, including the U.S. The Japan Times

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