Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing this information. I had heard of the feast, but had no other info, so this was fun. So nice to see this! My family is originally from the Bronx and I spoke with my uncle about the tradition. Since we are land-locked, my family no longer has access to amazing fish markets, but my uncle said that on Arthur Ave. We still have king crab and shrimp, a feast of two fishes :. I can't believe the picture!!
I was in this man's small market as a young man. His name was Otti Cerrone, but I'm sure I don't have the correct spelling. He took care of my grandparents and their family, and some of my best memories of my younger days were in his market.
My family always has smelts on Christmas Eve for our fish portion, a tradition that I hope will continue as long as I am living! Hi Mike. Glad that picture brought back some happy memories.
Those smelts make for good eating, though it's always a good idea to pop open a few windows before dropping them in the oil. Thanks for sharing your memories with us and have a happy new year!
Mike is our son - - his father is Al Markano - - Al and I have been married 65 years, and have many good memories of Otte sp? Took our three children in almost every weekend, for sausage, pepperoni, etc. Great picture - thanks for the memories!! Hi Rosann! So glad this post brought back fond memories for you and your family. And congratulations on 65 happy years together! None of them are allowed to eat meat.
What else is there to do but prepare a giant evening meal of pasta and seafood? While the tradition of enjoying a large meatless Christmas Eve meal was and remains common across Italy—as well as many other Roman Catholic-dominated countries—the origins of the Feast of the Seven Fishes has its roots in southern Italy.
The area, which is surrounded by bountiful coastline, has been known for its seafood for generations. It's also historically poorer than the rest of Italy, with locals preferring fish because of its relative affordability. In , the regions of the Italian peninsula joined to form a single nation. The states of the south what had formerly been the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies would suffer for it.
The new government began allocating most of its resources to nurturing the north, causing poverty and organized crime in the south—which were already problems—to worsen. The situation plunged southern Italy into such poverty that approximately 4 million people from the region moved to America between and The current name of the feast—and the practice of making exactly seven types of fish—comes from the new world.
She also makes savory zeppole, which are stuffed with anchovies to keep with the seafood theme. Last year was the first year I had the courage to try them and they are delicious! We also have dishes that incorporate some of our other ethnicities including halushki to celebrate our Eastern European origins. Zeppole are a common dessert that are especially popular in Rome and Naples.
They can be served with just sugar or filled with custard or jelly. And even though we may have to change some of those traditions or skip them altogether this year, we can still look back and see how much closer they bring us all together, no matter what holiday we celebrate!
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