Feast of 7 Fishes Roundup

For many Catholic families, Christmas Eve is celebrated with very respectful traditions marked by deep faith, and the celebrations of the baby Jesus, along with a table filled entirely with several kinds of seafood.

This family tradition is famously known as the Feast of the Seven Fishes, is rooted in centuries-old Catholic practice and is especially popular with Italian-American households.

On this sacred night, Catholics traditionally abstain from eating any red meat, only preparing a full Christmas Eve meal made exclusively with fish and seafood before attending Midnight Mass to welcome the birth of Christ.

Although the tradition is 7 Fishes, we usually have more than 7 with the medleys we serve in the meals, along with the Insalata Caprese and Italian Struffoli dessert.

Below are the links to the recipes highlighted by name.