Feast of the Seven Fish menu for your Christmas 2021
MEKSEA.COM – Christmas in Italy is not only attracted by the Presepi model displayed in churches and squares. But also the unique Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve. Do you know what is the Feast of the Seven Fishes and why don’t you try to make the Feast of the Seven Fish menu for your Christmas 2021? And do not skip Meksea Winter Offer promotion at the end of the post.
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What is the origin of Feast of the Seven Fish?
According to one cookbook author, Feast of the Seven Fishes is a Pre-Christian tradition. And that it symbolizes celebration, instead of abstinence. It’s because in ancient Egypt, seafood was festive fare. Since there were only a few times in a year that the Nile River gets flooded and people would get fresh fish.
Over the centuries, as the influence of Christianity spread, the festivals used to celebrate the bounty of the sea actually evolved into Christian celebrations.
The Italian Christmas dinner does not contain meat. On that night, they prepare dinner with a variety of seafood such as grilled eel, cod, octopus, oyster, etc instead. This dinner is known as Feast of the Seven Fishes. In which number 7 is the symbolic number of Christianity. In the Roman Catholic Church’s seven sacraments, seven virtues, or the “seventh day of rest” from the Bible. However, in fact, the Italian Christmas Eve table is often more than 7 dishes, or not necessarily 7 different types of fish, but at least 7 types of seafood combined.
The Italian Christmas Eve party is very hearty. Christmas is an occasion for families to gather together and give each other the best wishes for the coming new year. Some of the usual traditional Italian dishes served during the Feast of the Seven Fishes may vary from family to family. In Italy especially, it may vary even from one village, province, or region to another. More often, the types of fish typically used for the said feast are simply seven of seafood such as anchovies, clams, eels, octopus, shrimp, sardine, squid, mussels, lobster and so on.
Fritto Misto di Mare
This is a popular antipasto composed of mixed-fried seafood. It typically has sardines, any fish fillet, shellfish such as mussels and scallops, and crustaceans such as soft shell crabs, shrimps, and prawns. It may also have mollusks such as squid, cuttlefish, or octopus.
Octopus Salad
This is basically a dish with any variety of vegetables, usually locally grown and ones that are in season, along with octopus, of course. The octopus is typically boiled in a lightly salted water, which may or may not have herbs and spices. In some variations of the recipe, the water may also contain wine.
Pasta Aglio e Olio with Anchovies
The classic vegetable pasta from Naples. Some anchovy flakes of fillets to the olive oil-based pasta sauce. You also enjoy this dish with some shrimp and coarse breadcrumbs. Such a tasty meal for Christmas Eve.
Italian Christmas Eve dinner may not only have seafood
As a country famous for its Italian wine culture, the traditional Italian Christmas party is always indispensable with bottles of red or white wine.
In addition, when it comes to Christmas in Italy, people immediately think of delicious Crostini cake. Depending on the taste of each region, Crostini can be served with pate, prosciutto (salted pork and then hung to dry for more than 1 year), tomatoes, or Mozzarella cheese. Thanks to this ability to vary that you can be surprised with crostini plates with many types of fillings. Which creates the perfect appetizer for Christmas Eve parties.
Moreover, there are two famous pastries that cannot be missed at a traditional Italian Christmas party: Panettone and Pandoro. If in the South, there is Panettone with raisins and fruit jam. Then in the North, there is a simple way to eat. They sprinkle vanilla sugar on the cake and shake well to coat the cake evenly. Both Panettone and Pandoro are sold year-round. However, when these cakes appear on the streets densely, which means Italians prepare to enter the holiday season like Christmas or New Year.
As a country famous for its Italian wine culture, the traditional Italian Christmas party is always indispensable with bottles of red or white wine.
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