LOUISIANA (KMDL-FM) – In Louisiana, we have a lot of traditions. In some cases, too many to even keep track of or remember even if you’ve lived here your whole life. One long standing tradition throughout Louisiana, especially in New Orleans, is eating red beans and rice on Mondays.
As with all traditions, there’s always a back story and reasons why we do certain things and even when we do them, and eating red beans and rice on Mondays is no exception.
Let’s take a look at why eating red beans and rice on Mondays is such a long standing Louisiana tradition…
The Practical Reason Behind Red Beans On Monday
Before modern appliances, Monday was widely known as “wash day.” Louisiana families spent Mondays day doing laundry by hand, a time-intensive chore that didn’t allow for spending the day cooking over a hot stove…