Hoppin' John

English thumb Etymology en Noun Hoppin' John - en North Carolina South Carolina A dish of rice and beans in the Southern United States, based on traditional West African dishes. en peas and rice en 2009 Herbert C. Covey; Dwight Eisnach What the Slaves Ate ABC-CLIO 9780313374975 84 A popular black-eyed pea dish mentioned in the narratives was Hoppin' John, a common and popular dish among slaves, especially east of the Mississippi (Taylor 1982). The one-pot meal of Hoppin' John is of African origin (Singleton 1991; Thurman 2000; Zanger 2003). en 2013 Adrian Miller Soul Food UNC Press Books 9781469607634 Od8VAAAAQBAJ 118 Hopping' John Thus, Hoppin' John is the South Carolina cousin to New Orleans's red beans and rice, Jamaica's peas and rice, Puerto Rico's arroz con gandules, and Cuba's moros y cristianos. Further reading en eponyms