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I don't know how good an Italian I would have made Sandra--I'm more of a beef eater, but I sure love the thought of the tradition.I expect with the choice of 7 different fishes to eat, I would find one that I would relish!! I love tuna fish, but somehow that doesn't sound exotic enough to become a Christmas tradition--and I don't think salmon wandered around the Med, so I doubt they'd be one of the 7 either. I'd think I'd like to try the one that is stored in salt, looks like wood, and has to be soaked and washed for 3 days before its eatable. After all that work, I'd be sure to eat it--not to mention the fact you said it was delicious!! Of course, I'd have to have Sandra cook it (or her family). I think there's a special kind of ham that is similarly salt cured and has to be soaked before it's eatable--Virginia ham? Tom's never heard of the 7 fishes tradition either. He says the tradition in his family (Slovenian) was wurst and sauerkraut--sounds typical for a Germanic culture. Sandra, just as a note--our landlord's mom in Germany mailed us some of her Christmas cookies the first year we were back in the States. Like your grandma, she didn't let her age come between her and the tradition. The cookies travelled in a tin and arrived just fine, despite their transAtlantic journey. Love KC and Tom