Anybody cooking the traditional Italian christmas eve dinner of 7 fishes?!
Shrimp Scampi
Broiled Scallops
Baccala
Pasta with a Tuna Sauce
Fried Smelt
Stuffed Squid
Anybody out there doing something like this tonight?
Answers: I am not Italian but have friends that are, and on Christmas eve, their family would have a dinner that consisted of 7 different dishes of various fish. Some of my memories of these dishes were
Shrimp Scampi
Broiled Scallops
Baccala
Pasta with a Tuna Sauce
Fried Smelt
Stuffed Squid
Anybody out there doing something like this tonight?
I'm not, because tonight is my 20th anniversary and I'm not cooking! But my son in Oregon is. We didn't discuss his exact menu, but being of Italian descent, my experience has been that every cook prepares the seven fishes according to the regional specialties they grew up with.
Congrats to you, eating the baccala and stuffed squid even though you're not Italian. My husband is a WASP, and he doesn't even like the smell of them. Won't eat tripe either (not a fish) which is my favorite dish that my mother used to make for me on holidays.
Hope your dinner is fantastic and enjoyed by all. Merry, Merry!
Traditional Italians maybe?
We are having a traditional Italian dinner, but not that tradition! Pasta!
I am doing this
yes we are having the traditional italian supper and of course roasted chestnuts and pannettone ..Merry Xmas
im doing seafood but totally diffrent im going with mostly shell fish lobster clams mussels
having curry had fish before
That sounds pretty interesting - I never heard of that.
I know some Italians - and I know I like their type of food!
I think you should have Spumoni ice cream for dessert!
no
My family does it every year.
You forgot the spaghetti with clam sauce and the snail salad!
Buon Natale!
I love this traditional dinner. I have had it with different preparations, but it was the same idea.
It's much better than turkey, as I detest fowl. It is truly foul!
No. But that sounds like heaven.
Not this year
YEAH
That sounds divine!
I wish I was! When I lived out east, I had a friend who's family did this every Christmas Eve and man, I LOVED it! They would do lobster tails, shrimp, grilled squid, fish stew, broiled scallops - all kinds of things...it's was just the most amazing afternoon full of all kinds of seafood! (I'm a big seafood lover, so that helps! lol!)
We're having cod with eggsauce!
This is the first I have heard of this tradition but I did a little digging online - I gather that this is a Southern Italian tradition. Sounds like a yummy Christmas - better than turkey to be sure.
Buon Natale!
No, but I'd kill for a good veal parmigian.
This is tradition with my husband's family - although I'm pretty sure that they go well over seven different sorts of fish. I'll be stuffed by round 3 but will save room for calamari.
I am not doing it...But my Neighbors who are Italian do it
and I am in high hopes that they will bring over some of the best shrimp I have ever had...They did last year and Wow
Outstanding....Happy Holidays
Munja
My friend do that.
Happy holiday.
I have never heard of this but it does sound interesting...Merry Christmas
My friends are....sounds yummy
nope! i am not Italian!
happy christmas!
I wish, Lol. I hate living in a "traditional American" household. Last time we had ordered-out burgers for Christmas dinner.
Nope.
i -hate -seafood
ewahh dont eat the infected fish
Happy Trails ?!
Nope.
no don't see the point , don't know any Italians anyway .....................