Latin culture question...

BMD'sPeanut Posted: Dec 21, 2004 12:53 PM

Latin culture question...

Is it customary to serve fish on Christmas Eve??

t Posted: Dec 21, 2004 12:55 PM

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I do not think it is Latin more so Italian. But then again, Im neither

didianita Posted: Dec 21, 2004 12:57 PM

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I never heard of that

slwh2005 Posted: Dec 21, 2004 01:20 PM

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I'm pretty sure that's an Italian tradition. Not sure about Latin.

kbeana24 Posted: Dec 21, 2004 01:22 PM

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My family is very Italian and we're having fish fish and more fish on xmas eve.

Then we'll have some fish.

eroxgirl Posted: Dec 21, 2004 01:25 PM

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My DH's family is Puerto Rican and they don't really celebrate Christmas Eve at all. I don't know about other latin cultures though.

white-wolf Posted: Dec 21, 2004 01:35 PM

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Roast Pork (PERNIL) is more customary with rice and peas and another dish called 'pasteles' which is ground plantain stuffed with olives, spices and pork and wrapped in either bannana leaves (?) or I believe a wax paper.

Janice Posted: Dec 21, 2004 01:38 PM

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my inlaws are Puerto Rican, they do Christmas Day, but Christmas Eve is low key and they go to midnight mass. Our Cuban friends have a huge Christmas Eve party and roast a pig

Adri Posted: Dec 21, 2004 01:39 PM

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I am from Colombia and I have never had fish on Christmas Eve... so at least in my country it is not a tradition.

didianita Posted: Dec 21, 2004 02:01 PM

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Posted by Adri

I am from Colombia and I have never had fish on Christmas Eve... so at least in my country it is not a tradition.

I know, same here

Summerbride04 Posted: Dec 21, 2004 02:06 PM

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Posted by white-wolf

Roast Pork (PERNIL) is more customary with rice and peas and another dish called 'pasteles' which is ground plantain stuffed with olives, spices and pork and wrapped in either bannana leaves (?) or I believe a wax paper.

I'm puerto rican, we're very into serving pork (pernil) on christmas or any big family gathering for that matter. Pasteles are usually an appetizer or side dish, my grandma makes hers w/wax paper.

tourist Posted: Dec 21, 2004 02:27 PM

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Posted by Summerbride04

Posted by white-wolf

Roast Pork (PERNIL) is more customary with rice and peas and another dish called 'pasteles' which is ground plantain stuffed with olives, spices and pork and wrapped in either bannana leaves (?) or I believe a wax paper.

I'm puerto rican, we're very into serving pork (pernil) on christmas or any big family gathering for that matter. Pasteles are usually an appetizer or side dish, my grandma makes hers w/wax paper.

Sounds yummy!

JimmysBride Posted: Dec 21, 2004 02:47 PM

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Dominican here and we don't do fish. I think there would be a scary drunken food fight if you served fish at our Christmas Eve dinner!

We usually have Pernil (the roast pig) AND/OR Turkey. Yep, often there is both.

Mmmmm...can't wait!

luvsbob4603 Posted: Dec 22, 2004 08:23 AM

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I dont think its a traditional thing! I am also italian and sometimes we have that for christmas eve.normally what we would make is baked ziti and chicken cutlet, egg plant parm.