Salt Cod Stew – Baccalà in umido
As December begins and the Christmas festivities approach, there is a peculiar feeling that permeates every aspect of your daily life. All the Christmas lights and decorations, the Christmas carols resounding everywhere, the endless quest for the perfect gift, the Christmas wishes : let's be honest, it could be all quite stressful if it were not for the food. There is load of mouthwatering delicacies that we typically eat during this time of the year. They are a combination of seasonal food and delicious treats that traditionally people could afford only on special occasions and festivities like Christmas. According to the tradition, salt cod stew has to be eaten on Christmas Eve . When I was a child, we used to have dinner all together at my grandparents' house and the first course was for sure tagliatelle sauteed with the sauce my grandmother would get from the salt cod stew. However dried and salted cod is an widely used ingredient in the Italian and A...
