2006-12-24 09:45:26 · 8 answers · asked by classy1 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
New Year's day is the traditional day to eat beans. Most often it is black-eyed peas, but some people eat lentils instead.
2006-12-24 10:19:39 · answer #1 · answered by doug k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As another person answered, Italians eat Lentils on New Years, as soon after midnight as possible. The lentils symbolize coins and are supposed to help bring in prosperity and wealth in the new year.
2006-12-27 12:38:09 · answer #2 · answered by Pappy D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Italians eat lentils on New Year's Eve. The lentils symbolize money and the cotechino ( a pork sausage) symbolizes abundance.
2006-12-24 13:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by Ema 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some countries, Jews have lentils at Rosh Hashannah, the new year, as a wish for luck and prosperity.
2006-12-24 13:30:54 · answer #4 · answered by shulasmith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only time it is EVER acceptable to have lentil soup, is when you have invited me over to share! (hint, hint!)
2006-12-24 09:52:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you are fasting it one of the meals you can eat.by that i mean you dont eat meat etc for a few days.
2006-12-24 21:26:12 · answer #6 · answered by Jonathan M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when ur grandmother's Lebanese
2006-12-25 00:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by noname 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Um, when you are craving it.
2006-12-24 09:47:56 · answer #8 · answered by BlueSea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋