Spinoff thread: American and Italian culture Q and A thread.

[Buzz Rules]

@valval - for the Christmas holidays, does your family do the Feast of the 7 Fishes? Was wondering if that was an old school Italian tradition brought to America and does it exist in Italy?

https://eleganzamagazine.com/feast-of-the-twelve-fishes-a-southern-italian-style-holiday-menu/

 

[valval]

@valval - for the Christmas holidays, does your family do the Feast of the 7 Fishes? Was wondering if that was an old school Italian tradition brought to America and does it exist in Italy?

Ahahah! I just found out about the 7 Fishes watching The Bear! I had no idea what they were talking about
We (in the Bologna area) don't have any tradition like that, maybe it's a Southern thing? I know people from the south eat fish on Christmas Eve, but we don't even do that.

 

[mjkacmom]

Ahahah! I just found out about the 7 Fishes watching The Bear! I had no idea what they were talking about
We (in the Bologna area) don't have any tradition like that, maybe it's a Southern thing? I know people from the south eat fish on Christmas Eve, but we don't even do that.

It’s very much a thing here in the nyc metro area. Unfortunately me, my grandparents/great grandparents were from Ireland/Scotland/Germany, our tradition was sauerbraten on Christmas Day.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Ahahah! I just found out about the 7 Fishes watching The Bear! I had no idea what they were talking about
We (in the Bologna area) don't have any tradition like that, maybe it's a Southern thing? I know people from the south eat fish on Christmas Eve, but we don't even do that.

The link I posted above said the 12 dish version is mostly a Southern Italian tradition. The 7 dish version is an American thing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Seven_Fishes

 

[Buzz Rules]

Ahahah! I just found out about the 7 Fishes watching The Bear! I had no idea what they were talking about
We (in the Bologna area) don't have any tradition like that, maybe it's a Southern thing? I know people from the south eat fish on Christmas Eve, but we don't even do that.

What do you have during the holiday season or what is common in the Northern region of Italy?

 

[Buzz Rules]

@valval , congratulations on Italy getting picked to host Euro 2032.

 

[Buzz Rules]

@valval , do you do anything in particular for Halloween or American Thanksgiving since your spouse is an American? Also have you been to in the past or have seen on TV the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

 

[valval]

@valval , do you do anything in particular for Halloween or American Thanksgiving since your spouse is an American? Also have you been to in the past or have seen on TV the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?

We tend to cook regular Thanksgiving dinner - finding all the ingredients is a crazy task, so we don't go that big on it. Plus, Thanksgiving is not a holiday here, therefore we cannot go all the way, but we make sure to have at least a turkey roll, gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie. Cranberry sauce is super hard to find (as well as cranberries), so we don't always have it. That's our usual spread.
I used to stream the Macy's parade while working, back in the day, but it got harder to find a stable and good quality live-stream.
This year I will be in the USA for Thanksgiving, therefore it will be truly a special one! And we already arranged to do Friendsgiving with some Italian friends as soon as we are back as well. Looking forward to new traditions!

 

[SirDuff]

We tend to cook regular Thanksgiving dinner - finding all the ingredients is a crazy task, so we don't go that big on it. Plus, Thanksgiving is not a holiday here, therefore we cannot go all the way, but we make sure to have at least a turkey roll, gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie. Cranberry sauce is super hard to find (as well as cranberries), so we don't always have it. That's our usual spread.
I used to stream the Macy's parade while working, back in the day, but it got harder to find a stable and good quality live-stream.
This year I will be in the USA for Thanksgiving, therefore it will be truly a special one! And we already arranged to do Friendsgiving with some Italian friends as soon as we are back as well. Looking forward to new traditions!

If you can access an IKEA, their lingonberry jam is a pretty good substitute.

 

[valval]

If you can access an IKEA, their lingonberry jam is a pretty good substitute.

Yes, we used that once in the past

 

[SirDuff]

Yes, we used that once in the past

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do (it was better than the "cranberry sauce" we could find here (though the American Store does sometimes stock the Ocean Spray cans.

 

[Buzz Rules]

We tend to cook regular Thanksgiving dinner - finding all the ingredients is a crazy task, so we don't go that big on it. Plus, Thanksgiving is not a holiday here, therefore we cannot go all the way, but we make sure to have at least a turkey roll, gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie. Cranberry sauce is super hard to find (as well as cranberries), so we don't always have it. That's our usual spread.
I used to stream the Macy's parade while working, back in the day, but it got harder to find a stable and good quality live-stream.
This year I will be in the USA for Thanksgiving, therefore it will be truly a special one! And we already arranged to do Friendsgiving with some Italian friends as soon as we are back as well. Looking forward to new traditions!

https://sugarspunrun.com/homemade-cranberry-sauce/

Does Italy have an Italy NBC Universal tv channel?

https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a28714523/watch-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/

https://www.housebeautiful.com/entertaining/holidays-celebrations/g4664/thanksgiving-quotes/

https://www.housebeautiful.com/entertaining/holidays-celebrations/g2647/thanksgiving-decorations/


Also, do you have Charlie Brown specials in Italy?

 

[SirDuff]

@valval - this came up in my FB memory and I thought you'd appreciate it. The time when a local restaurant said that they were adding "Canadian Thanksgiving" to their Sunday brunch..

 

[Buzz Rules]

@valval , do Italians have any holidays in November? I hope you enjoy your first American Thanksgiving in the USA. Feel free to look at my Thanksgiving Day thread if you want any more advice or recipes ideas for the holiday.

 

[valval]

@valval , do Italians have any holidays in November? I hope you enjoy your first American Thanksgiving in the USA. Feel free to look at my Thanksgiving Day thread if you want any more advice or recipes ideas for the holiday.

Hey! Italians have 1st of November (all Saints) as a holiday. It's actually cool for kids and young adults to celebrate Halloween and get a day off! This year, schools were closed from Wed on, like a small autumn break. As far as I know, Disneyland Paris was floaded with Italians this weekend

 

[Buzz Rules]

Hey! Italians have 1st of November (all Saints) as a holiday. It's actually cool for kids and young adults to celebrate Halloween and get a day off! This year, schools were closed from Wed on, like a small autumn break. As far as I know, Disneyland Paris was floaded with Italians this weekend

Spero che vi godrete il vostro primo Ringraziamento negli Stati Uniti. Cosa aspetti con più ansia dalla prossima settimana di vacanze? Cibo, intrattenimento (spettacolo di Macy's, sport, esposizione canina nazionale), trascorrere del tempo con la famiglia o semplicemente godersi una vacanza nel paese di origine? O qualcos'altro forse? Come viene percepito in generale il Ringraziamento americano in Italia? So che hai detto che i tuoi vicini italiani l'hanno trovata interessante, ma secondo la tua esperienza, gli italiani conoscerebbero la storia dietro la festività e anche la Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade è ben nota? Grazie per tutte le risposte finora nel thread. Trascorri una vacanza meravigliosa.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I'm in Tuscany now and will be having steak for Thanksgiving dinner.

 

[RivShore]

Hey! Italians have 1st of November (all Saints) as a holiday. It's actually cool for kids and young adults to celebrate Halloween and get a day off! This year, schools were closed from Wed on, like a small autumn break. As far as I know, Disneyland Paris was floaded with Italians this weekend

So pretty much Jersey week in Disneyland Paris!

 

[RivShore]

I'm in Tuscany now and will be having steak for Thanksgiving dinner.

We will actually be having the same! i wish ours was in Tuscany, though.

 

[Buzz Rules]

Congratulations on Italy qualifying for Euro 2024.