PART OF Holiday Central: More Holidays
10 Good Luck Foods
More success, happiness and good health in 2020? We'll toast to that! Start the new year out right with these good luck recipes.
Longevity: Chili-Orange Noodles
A long noodle represents a long life. Revisit your childhood by slurping up the noodles in their long form rather than cutting them short.
-Ms*Bindy
Happiness: Glitter Grapes
Try the Spanish and Portuguese tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve — sweet ones supposedly lead to 12 happy months.
-College Girl
Progress: Roast Pork Loin
Eating pork on New Year's Day symbolizes progress in several countries, as the pig is known for pushing forward.
Good Health: Pomegranate Green Salad
With so many delicious seeds inside a pomegranate, it's easy to understand how it represents an abundance of health, fertility and prosperity.
Prosperity: Cabbage Rolls
In the U.S., greens of any sort symbolize the almighty dollar. Have some cabbage and prosper in the new year.
Abundance: Honey Oranges
The Chinese culture considers oranges to represent good fortune, wealth and gold. In addition, oranges naturally ripen this time of the year, so you'll also enjoy an abundance of vitamin C.
Luck: Lucky Lentils
With their coin-like appearance, lentils are a natural symbol for luck. See if your luck improves this year after eating this dish.
Wealth: Old-Fashioned Cornbread
Yellow cornbread is symbolic of gold, so enjoy a hunk of it, perhaps with some Hoppin' John — you could find yourself wealthier in the new year.
Success: Hoppin' John
Simple but delicious, Hoppin' John (made with black-eyed peas) represents success because each pea represents a coin, and a whole serving equals prosperity.
Good Fortune: Peanut Butter & Chocolate Bundt Cake
Any food that forms a ring is good luck because it represents the never-ending circle of life. So enjoy this Bundt cake and perhaps a doughnut too!