My Personal Italian Notes

In a Christmas atmosphere, I would like to share the most interesting Italian recipes of this period. As for the Italian Christmas Eve, it consists of 13 dishes without meat and is eaten after a 24-hour fast. On the table there are mainly fish and seafood - obbligatory are dishes made of eel and cod. Anchovies, squid, octopus and mussels, for example in salads, are also popular. Then is served pasta, which is very different from region to region. Certainly the Christmas Eve dinner is great, but the day of the real feast is December 25th. Italians prepare the best olives, baked peppers, cheeses, prosciutto, salami, lasagne, tortellini and meat. As you can notice, this dishes are usually based on regional products that are difficult to find in Poland. Fortunately, there are also great desserts, which are my inspiration.  The cakes that are true symbols of the Italian holidays are: il panettone - a cake with raisins and candied fruit. There are also variations with chocolate or different