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Apparently this is a big thing for Italian-Americans. I heard of it for the first time on The Five when they were telling about their favorite Christmas Eve traditions. You can look it up on Wikipedia for the reasons this became a thing 40+ years ago.
So basically you are supposed to eat seven different fish dishes on Christmas Eve. Now, I’m not all that thrilled with fish except for a very few items. I looked at what was common for a Seven Fishes dinner and saw that seafood was included as part of the 7, Some seafood I love. Looking at the list, I immediately DQ’d stuff like octopi, squid, and other sea monsters, along with a lot of regular fish. I tried to pick 7 different things I would actually put in my mouth.
1.Breaded fish fillets. The kind you get in the freezer section.
2.Whatever fish that H. Salt Fish & Chips used. LOVED those! Was sad when the one in Oroville went out of business.
3.Fried clam strips. There was a restaurant in Chico many years ago named Lyons that served those on a bed of shredded lettuce.
4.Scallops!!! The Hatchcover in Chico had those and whenever Marv and I wanted to go someplace fancy, that’s where we’d and that’s what we’d order.
5.Deep fried shrimp. ALWAYS a winner!
6.Scampi. Same.
7.Lobster. We’ve only eaten that ONE time at a friend’s house many years ago, and it was GREAT!
I have never truly cooked fish or seafood in my life, and never intend to. If I can’t stick it in the oven, or eat it at a restaurant, or at someone’s house where THEY have done the cooking…nope. Maybe Uber Eats or Door Dash…
Mangiare Bene!
