Our family isn’t Italian, nor are with Catholic, but I absolutely love the Feast of the Seven Fishes tradition. I was first introduced to this through my ex-boyfriend’s mother, who is both Italian and Catholic. In their culture, you eat copious amounts of seafood on Christmas Eve. According to Wikipedia, “the traditional Biblical number for divinity is three, and for Earth is four, and the combination of these numbers, seven, represents God on Earth, or Jesus Christ.” So, eating seven different kinds of seafood on Christmas Eve is a celebration of Jesus’ birth.
Need some recipe ideas for your own feast of the seven fishes? Here’s one of our favorites:
I also wanted to link up to some other awesome seafood recipes from other food bloggers:
- Baked Coconut Shrimp from Six Sisters’ Stuff
- Lobster Bisque from Gimme Some Oven
- Pan-Seared Sea Scallops with Champagne Truffle Cream from Taste with the Eyes
- Healthy White Cheddar Vegan Goldfish Crackers from Chocolate-Covered Katie (for my vegan friends!)
- Thai Fish Soup from Steamy Kitchen
- Grilled Shrimp Tostadas from Skinny Taste
- Lobster Mac and Cheese from Feeling Foodish
- Seafood Dip from Edye in Newfoundland
- Chemoula Snapper with Lemon Potatoes from Gourmet Traveller
- Crab Stuffed Flounder from Girl Carnivore
- Crispy Crab Cakes with Pomegranate Salsa from Cooking for Keeps
- Sea Scallops in Saffron Cream Sauce from bell’alimento.com
- Seared Talapia with Onions from Just a Pinch
- Bacon Wrapped Scallops from luvtoeat
What’s your favorite seafood recipe? Leave the link (or full recipe) in the comments below!
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