{"id":18540,"date":"2023-01-16T07:29:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T12:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=18540"},"modified":"2023-01-16T07:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T12:29:07","slug":"christmas-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=18540","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Or, Better Late Than Never)<\/p>\n

Served on time, posted after the fact. (That\u2019s why it\u2019s called \u201cpost\u201d. Work with me here.)<\/p>\n

Christmas usually rocks a classical Italian accent in my digs, so here are a duo of traditions, homemade of course, that graced this year\u2019s table.<\/p>\n

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\nInsalata di Frutti di Mare (aka Insalata di Mare): The quartet of shrimp, calamari (squid), polipetti (baby octopus), and scungilli (conch) \u2013 which tally four fishes for those of you who keep score \u2013 plus various veggies for crunch and zest is augmented by a harmonizing dressing of EVOO, lemon juice, and herbs.<\/p>\n

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\nAn improvisation the first time I made it, it\u2019s now an evergreen at our holiday table. I composed it as a means of gathering some of my favorite umami bombs in concert. The three-part invention features a trio of pasta filata (stretched curd) cheeses: smoked mozzarella, scamorza, and provolone, accompanied by sun dried tomatoes, agrodolce red peppers, fresh basil and mini tomatoes; it\u2019s marinated in EVOO, balsamic vinegar, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, and fennel pollen and has become one of the key players in our Yuletide repertoire.<\/p>\n

And the name of this Christmas homage to fromage? Praise Cheeses! (Of course. \ud83d\ude09)
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