Hoppin' John
Black-eyed peas with rice, known as Hoppin' John, is the most Southern of Southern New Year's Eve foods. The reason black-eyed peas are considered lucky is disputed, but they're a nutritional powerhouse brought over from Africa by slaves that sustained Southerners after the Civil War. They're also darned tasty. Often Hoppin' John includes pork, another lucky food. This recipe uses bacon and its fat, but you could swap in a ham hock or make it vegetarian.
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