Since it is Friday
the 13th, it seems an appropriate day to look at food superstitions. Every culture has many of them, some stretching
back hundreds of years. What are yours? Did you twist an apple stem to determine the first name of the person you were
destined to marry? Were you expected to set the salt shaker down instead of handing it directly to someone? There
are so many food myths and legends, I won't pretend that this is the ultimate list; it is just a
starting point. These are simply 5 famous food superstitions:
- Throwing rice at weddings ensures fertility
- Throwing spilled salt over your shoulder keeps the devil away
- Garlic keeps evil away
- Push a spoon through the bottom of a boiled egg to “let the witches/devil out”
- Eating specific foods on the New Year will bring good luck
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