Every culture consume at least one type of food for good luck each year. If you want to partake in some of that luck, try some of these ingredients in your next meal. Who knows? you might just strike it rich.
In Asia, long noodles are always served on New Year’s day because the humble ingredient is believed to increase a person’s lifespan. The trick is to slurp the tender tendrils without breaking them into little pieces.
Pomegranates have long been associated with fertility and abundance, perhaps it’s why the red seeded-fruit is often consumed in Turkey and other Mediterranean countries.
On New Year’s Eve, the people of Spain are known to gobble up twelve grapes at the stroke of midnight. Each grape represents a month of the year but if you find a sour one, that particular month will be tumultuous.
Black-eyed peas are a staple on the the tables of southerners in the United States. Coupled with another southern favorite, collard greens, they are said to bring prosperity to many American homes for the new year.
In Italy, lentils are usually eaten for good fortune on New Year’s day because they resemble coins.
The cabbage’s green hue is similar to the color of money, thus, people in Germany, Ireland and the United States consume it for luck and good fortune.
Countries like Europe, Asia and North America eat fish on New Year’s day because it symbolizes moving forward in the new year.
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