Oh those whacky Eastern Europeans and the lack of vegetables. Well, there are potatoes. And cabbage. Lots of potatoes and cabbage. Did you have the Romanian equivalent of Mămăligă? It's like polenta? I ate a lot of it in Romania when I was there. Certainly when they were in season the tomatoes were divine.
I knew of the Italian (7?) fishes, but did not know that it was in the Polish and Slovak and more broadly Catholic tradition as well. My husband's family is Irish and German Catholic and Minnesotan, so there's lots of pork. I swear even the desserts are flavored with pork, which is an issue for the Muslims in the family!!!
In Minnesota I learned about the Scandinavian tradition of lutefisk, which is holiday white fish, dried and soaked in lye or something and then boiled.
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I knew of the Italian (7?) fishes, but did not know that it was in the Polish and Slovak and more broadly Catholic tradition as well. My husband's family is Irish and German Catholic and Minnesotan, so there's lots of pork. I swear even the desserts are flavored with pork, which is an issue for the Muslims in the family!!!
In Minnesota I learned about the Scandinavian tradition of lutefisk, which is holiday white fish, dried and soaked in lye or something and then boiled.