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Why black-eyed peas are a New Year’s tradition — and the Irving restaurant famous for them

Name: Why black-eyed peas are a New Year’s tradition — and the Irving restaurant famous for them
Uploaded: 2026-01-01T17:27:00-0600
Duration: 1 min
Description: Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is seen as a good-luck tradition rooted in West African and African American culture, and at Po Melvin’s in Irving, a restaurant that began as a concession truck in 1981, the lucky legume draws packed crowds every New Year’s.

Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is seen as a good-luck tradition rooted in West African and African American culture, and at Po Melvin’s in Irving, a restaurant that began as a concession truck in 1981, the lucky legume draws packed crowds every New Year’s.