Beliefs That Surround Food.

The Voodoo Kitchen has prepared a list of a few older beliefs that surround food.
Many of these beliefs derive from Europe and therefore ultimately found their way around the world through as we colonized.

HOLES IN A LOAF OF BREAD: If you found a hole in a loaf of bread when you sliced it, the meaning symbolized a coffin and meant that someone was soon going to die. If someone discovered a loaf with holes, there would be great discussions trying to figure out who it might die next. Of course, it seems that most all loaves of bread have some holes in it.

CROSSED BREAD: This old belief dictated that all loaves of bread must be marked with a sign of the cross before baking. The cross would prevent evill from sitting on the loaf – and thereby prevent him from cursing or spoiling the bread.

GARLIC: there is an ancient belief called the Evil Eye and it's believed that when someone gives you the evil eye, misfortune will befall you. To prevent the evil eye from affecting you is to carry around a piece of garlic. We eat a bunch of garlic, we wonder if that works as well?
That's all for now, there are many more beliefs, especially regarding Halloween and Christmas, so stay tuned.