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Feast of the Seven Fishes.
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Origins and tradition.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is part of the Italian-American Christmas Eve celebration, although it is not called that in Italy and is not a "feast" in the sense of "holiday," but rather a grand meal. Christmas Eve is a vigil or fasting day, and the abundance of seafood reflects the observance of abstinence from meat until the feast of Christmas Day itself.
Today, the meal typically consists of seven different seafood dishes. The tradition comes from Southern Italy, where it is known simply as The Vigil (La Vigilia). This celebration commemorates the wait, the Vigilia di Natale, for the midnight birth of the baby Jesus.
The long tradition of eating seafood on Christmas Eve dates from the Roman Catholic tradition of abstaining from eating meat on the eve of a feast day.
As no meat or animal fat could be used on such days, observant Catholics would instead eat fish (typically fried in oil).
While the first reference to the feast was seen in 1980s in The New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer, it is unclear when the term "Feast of the Seven Fishes" was popularized. The meal may include seven, eight, or even nine specific fishes that are considered traditional. However, some Italian-American families have been known to celebrate with nine, eleven or thirteen different seafood dishes. "Seven" fishes as a fixed concept or name is unknown in Italy itself. In some of the oldest Italian American families, there was no count of the number of fish dishes. Dinner began with whiting in lemon, followed by some version of clams or mussels in spaghetti, baccalà and onward to any number of other fish dishes.
The most famous dish for Southern Italians is baccalà (salted cod fish). The custom of celebrating with a simple fish such as baccalà reflects customs in what were historically impoverished regions of Southern Italy, as well as seasonal factors. Fried smelts, calamari and other types of seafood have been incorporated into the Christmas Eve dinner over the years.
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" Feast of the Seven Fishes. "
$195 per person.
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" The Feast of the Seven Fishes—also known as Festa dei Sette Pesci or La Vigilia—is a huge dinner that features seven courses of fish and seafood dishes, plus a classic Italian dessert. "
" Antipasto "
( The Appetizers )
As guests arrive and have their first drinks, we will open the feast with a couple of aperitivos. These are small bites to wet your appetite for the courses to come—remember, this is the first of seven fish courses!
" Il primo "
Is a Pasta Course
The feast continues with a bright, flavorful seafood pasta or Risotto.
" Zuppa "
The Soup
We are getting out the ladle—it’s time to dish up some soup, stew or chowder.
" Secondi "
The Main Courses
Yep, we said “courses.” Three stunning main courses of fish or seafood will be the pinnacle of this feast.
" Intermezzo "
( Intermezzo )
Intermezzo in a meal is meant to be refreshing, to cleanse the palate between courses, usually a light salad, sorbet or granita.
" Insalata "
The Salad
Yes! Leaves! Such a welcome way to pace yourselves on this enchanted evening.
" Dolce "
( The Dessert )
We are rounding out this incredible night of feasting with a sweet Italian dessert. dessert possibilities could be a rich Italian lemon Ricotta cheesecake, Sicilian orange cake, creamy panna cotta, cannoli Siciliani or a refreshing dish of gelato.
Of course it's not a feast without a hot freshly brewed demi cup of espresso coffee😋
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