[dante1]

this is a tradition in many or most Italian homes. it is a basic recipe that in our home needs 4 tins of good anchovies from usually Italy. Fish cooked in frying pan with some EVO and often capers, dried black olives, hot seeds of some nature and others also use Italian bread crumbs. When finished it is gently turned into usually a thin pasta. Use some of the pasta water and the dish is complete.

now I am positive for every Italian household it is done a little differently, but the basic ingredients remain the same. and I know it sounds disgusting to many of you non Italians but when you are raised on it, you learn to love it. Very salty, but very tasty.

[Snowball]

no, never had pasta made with anch but we do the seven fishes.
can be almost anything.
clams casino, anch, baked stuffed shrimp, fried smelts, snails,
tuna gravy, whatever as long as it's seven on Christmas Eve.

[Ralphie Halves]

Yeah, how does the 7 fishes feast usually play out in Italian American homes? Always wondered that.

Do you try to get all 7 in? Is there an order to it?

[Snowball]

Yeah, how does the 7 fishes feast usually play out in Italian American homes? Always wondered that.

Do you try to get all 7 in? Is there an order to it?

well usually the 7th is just an extra like anchovies or sardines with the antipasto.
it really can be anything such as tuna gravy or squid gravy.
but if you don't have 7 it has to be an odd number. old Italian superstition.

[MoneyLineDawg]

I don't know if we do the 7 fishes but for my Italian side of the family for Christmas we always do homemade pasta with lobster tails, jumbo shrimp, scallops, mussels, and clams

Also the appetizers are unreal.....stuffed mushrooms, calamari salad, fresh mozz, etc

Much better than thanksgiving....

[Auto Donk]

squid gravy? that shit can sleep with the seven fishes

[PerfectGrape]

back in the day sicilian american fam could barely afford to put food on the table, let alone seven fishes

[jjgold]

Italians are conmen