Why do we eat fish on Christmas Eve?

Here are the roots of a tradition (and some delicious recipes to make your Christmas Eve unforgettable!)

The most beautiful time of the year ...

Christmas marks the arrival of the end of the year, everyone gathering during the holidays, spending this period with those we love most. It is a common tradition, in many areas of Italy, to think of the Christmas Eve menu, completely based on fish, this is because according to the Catholic religion, it should be a skinny day, in which to eat poor food or to fast on one's own.

The habit of eating fish arises in this context, precisely because it is thought that it is not a vehicle for evil spirits, unlike the meat of other animals, especially if we are talking about red meat.

How to organize the Christmas Eve menu

It happens more and more often to arrive at this time of the year exhausted by fatigue with a dinner still to be organized and the days that pass one after the other, between last minute gifts and unexpected invitations! Thus, we find ourselves having to organize an entire fish dinner for Christmas Eve, trying to satisfy everyone's tastes.

We have collected some ideas, from the aperitif to the second, to create your menu, with a click!

Appetizer & Aperitif? Green light to fish carpaccio!

Little considered alternative, fish carpaccio is often an excellent one starter for your Christmas menu, for example we can finely slice del cuttlefish carpaccio in its black, accompanying it with a light diced vegetables and some croutons, offering a delicious and not so obvious aperitif on our tables, perhaps toasting with fresh prosecco!

Again with regard to the aperitif or appetizer, tuna salami such as Tuna ham, the Tuna mortadella or the Tuna bresaola with sesame, turn out to be an alternative particularly appreciated even by the little ones, who will be able to appreciate all the flavor and tenderness of tuna, in an unusual way, such as salami!

For the second? Swordfish Roast!

Delicate, but at the same time tasty and tasty, the swordfish roast is an idea for our second not to be underestimated! Cooked with aromatic herbs according to the classic recipe of English roast beef, the swordfish roast is to be proposed finely sliced, accompanied by fresh and cooked seasonal vegetables!

The favorite version of children is obviously the one accompanied by potato salad, a quick and easy side dish, but above all versatile in a moment of celebration like this. The potato salad, in fact, is made by combining steamed diced potatoes with fresh mayonnaise and parsley to taste. Such a side dish can be used both as an accompaniment to the second, as an appetizer or during an aperitif, offering us a quick and easy solution.

And you? Have you already decided on your Christmas Eve menu?