Christmas dinner in Rome
We went to our neighborhood Hostaria for Christmas lunch. Turns out the "Seven Fish Dinner" originated in 2 small villages in Italy and moved to NY-NJ when the residents immigrated to the USA; it is no longer a custom in Italy. In Rome, we got antipasto (with several bits of seafood and chicken liver bruschetta), then lasagna, and finally "carne misto" (a mix of baked pork, veal, and lamb/pistachio loaf). The salad on the side is only eaten in Rome; we didn't know what it was but it proved tasty, somewhat like cole slaw.
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