What are some food superstitions?

Answer 1

Besides the "salt" ones, here are some that I hope may be new to you:

1. In China, long noodles symbolize a long life. So you should never cut your noodles-that means you're cutting life short. Instead, you should slurp up long noodles up without breaking them.

2. If there are bubbles in your coffee, you should catch them on your spoon and eat them-you'll unexpectedly come into money.

3. Giving somebody an orange makes them fall in love with you. (Huh, wish I'd know that a long time ago!)

4. You should never hand a hot pepper directly to a friend-superstition has it that is will bring discord into the friendship. If you want to give your friend a jalapeño, put it on the table or counter and have them pick it up.

5. If you stick pins into a small onion and keep it on a windowsill, it dispels bad spirits from your house.

6. NEVER cut a banana. It's bad luck. Just break it up into smaller pieces if you need to. Also, you should never bring bananas on a ship-the boat will never catch any fish or, worse, get lost at sea.

7. South American countries believe that you should eat 12 grapes one-by-one at the stroke of midnight to symbolize each month of the year. If the grape is sweet, that particular month will be a good one. If it's sour, it's going to be a bad month.

And for what I think is the most entertaining one:

8. Eggs symbolize fertility, so farmers would scatter broken eggs into their fields hoping they would bring forth an abundant crop. Also, if you break open an egg and find two yolks, that means someone you know will be getting married or having twins. And when you're cracking your egg, make sure to crush the eggshell afterward: otherwise, legend has it, a witch will gather up the pieces, set sail, and cause terrible storms at sea. ;-)