so the bathroom upstairs was occupied and i run downstairs to use that bathroom and i hear the water running in the shower and i look and yes, ladies and gentlemen it is THAT time again, christmas time when a fish soaks in our bathtub until christmas eve. . .i couldnt use the bathroom down there i had to run upstairs again lol it just felt too strange
anyone else have baccala for christmas eve?
the cutest part was my niece kept asking to see the 'buffalo' in the bathtub!
Junebride62108
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plenty of baccala in my family!! ugghhh the smell!
FutureMrsRice
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WHAT?? Is it alive??
ant n tilde
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Posted by FutureMrsRice
WHAT?? Is it alive??
lol no its dead and cut up and stuff
baccala is REALLY salty so we soak it in running water for a few days
even after that it STAYS salty
iwannabmrsD
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how do u cook it?
we very VERY rarely have it but i love codfish cakes so occasionally i BEG my aunt to make some.. hmm.. i think the last time was bout 8 yrs ago when i was pregnant with my daughter..
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how do u cook it?
we very VERY rarely have it but i love codfish cakes so occasionally i BEG my aunt to make some.. hmm.. i think the last time was bout 8 yrs ago when i was pregnant with my daughter..
fried up in a flour batter and covered in onions OR in a red sauce - my mom makes both every year
Eternalyyourz
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Sorry I am a vegetarian----GROSS! LOL
iwannabmrsD
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hmm... that sounds good.. the fried in btter similiar to a codfish cake..
AMGBride2008
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I JUST learned about this the other day... truly facinating!!!! And YUUUUUUM!
SugaBeans
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wow i never heard of that. sounds interesting.
Mici n KC
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My family makes it but I hate it! YUCK!
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WOW I NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. INTERESTING
TiffJoey
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oh boy matilda....i'm glad this is one italian tradition that neither my family nor joey's does
dream426
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oh boy matilda....i'm glad this is one italian tradition that neither my family nor joey's does
Me too. Haha We buy the finish all ready to eat.
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OMG, i've never heard of this before.......... i don't eat seafood, and i certainly don't want it in my shower!!!!
i need to ask FH's mom about this. they're portuguese, and they love bacala.....
missexcited
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I eat it too but why do you have to soak it in the tub? as oppossed to regular bowl in the kitchen
shoegal68
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we eat alot of fish on Christmas Eve. ... but not crazy about bacalla
kBr
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ahhh!!!! this is why tilde's feet smell like fish.
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i hate that stuff.... but you will find it on the table christmas eve!!!!!
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my grandmother used to do it every year. We stopped because the amount of people at Christmas Eve dwindled a lot over the years.
We still do fish though. And now my mom makes chicken parm for the Irish people! hahaha
