hoppin' John

noun

1. A dish of rice and beans in the Southern United States, based on traditional West African dishes.

   “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).”

   “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.”