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TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DISHES IN AMALFI AND SORRENTO<\/h1>\n

Throughout Italy, the days between Christmas Eve and the Epiphany<\/strong> are marked by sumptuous lunches and dinners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cheered by the lights of the Christmas tree, sitting around well-laid tables with friends and family, Italians spend their Christmas holidays eating traditional foods<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And each city has its own.<\/p>\n

So, here are some of the traditional Christmas dishes of the Amalfi Coast and the Sorrento peninsula<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What are the traditional Christmas dishes of the Amalfi Coast and the Sorrento peninsula?<\/h2>\n

FISH DISHES<\/h3>\n

As you can imagine, fish is the main ingredients of many Christmas dishes<\/strong> on the Amalfi Coast and the Sorrento peninsula.<\/p>\n

It is used in appetizers<\/strong>, such as canap\u00e9s, but it is certainly in first courses that it gives its best; spaghetti with clams, with seafood or the Colatura di Alici of Cetara<\/a><\/strong>. If you don’t know it, Colatura di Alici is a tasty sauce made from fermented anchovies.<\/p>\n

Anchovies<\/strong> also return in main courses such as stuffed escarole.<\/p>\n

On Christmas tables cod<\/strong> is never missing. People use to boil it or cook it in the Neapolitan-style, with tomatoes, olives and capers.<\/p>\n

Other common fish dishes are the octopus salad<\/strong>, mussels au gratin<\/strong>, salmon or swordfish carpaccio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

MEAT-BASED DISHES<\/h3>\n

Cold cuts<\/strong> are one of the most popular appetizers.<\/p>\n

During Christmas, the locals prepare various first courses based on meat. For example, lasagna, timbales of pasta, cannelloni<\/strong> stuffed with meat or homemade ravioli<\/strong>.
\nA typical first course is “maccarune ‘ncasciate<\/em>“, a very tasty baked pasta<\/strong> prepared with different ingredients.<\/p>\n

Instead, those who love tradition prefer tortellini<\/strong> in meat or turkey broth.<\/p>\n

As for the main courses, the most popular meat-based dishes are roast beef, lamb ribs, baked kid<\/strong>. But also stuffed turkey, chicken or capon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

CHEESE<\/h3>\n

On the Christmas tables on the Amalfi Coast and the Sorrento Coast there is never a shortage of local cheeses<\/strong>, such as mozzarella<\/strong> or the spicy provolone of Vico Equense<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Cheese is an excellent appetizers<\/strong>, but it is also a recurring ingredient in various first courses, such as timbales of pasta, or in filled crepes.<\/p>\n

VEGETABLES<\/h3>\n

Vegetable-based side dishes always accompany meat and fish.<\/p>\n

They range from simple salads, baked potatoes or peas<\/strong>, to more elaborate dishes such as the stuffed escarole<\/strong>, the pan-fried broccoli<\/strong>, the insalata di rinforzo<\/strong> and the insalata russa<\/strong>.
\nInsalata di rinforzo<\/strong> is translatable in \u201creinforcement salad<\/em>\u201d. It mixes boiled cauliflower, green olives, gherkins, spring onions, pickled papaccelle and salted anchovies.
\nInsalata russa<\/strong>, \u201cthe Russian salad<\/em>\u201d mixes various boiled vegetables, diced and seasoned with plenty of mayonnaise sauce.<\/p>\n

Papaccelle<\/strong> are small sweet peppers, usually filled with tuna or meat and then stewed in oil.<\/p>\n

CHRISTMAS DESSERT OF THE AMALFI COAST AND THE SORRENTO PENINSULA<\/h3>\n