Christmas carp is a traditional dish eaten on Christmas Eve in Central Europe. The fish is traditionally kept in a bathtub before preparation to remove muddy flavors and is commonly fried or served in dishes such as gefilte fish. In some regions leftover bones are placed in fruit trees to encourage spring growth and scales are carried for good luck, and some folk beliefs link the fish's head to instruments of Christ's torture and to protection against witches. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Dietary SuitabilityContains Fish or Shellfish 1 Connections
In Cuisine
Source Christmas carp (Wikipedia)
Source Christmas carp (Wikipedia)
Source Christmas carp (Wikipedia)
Source Christmas carp (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, originated there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, originated there.
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1. Christmas carp (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_carp (dietary-suitability)
The fish is traditionally kept in a bathtub before preparation to remove muddy flavours and is commonly fried or served in dishes like gefilte fish.
- In Cuisine: Austrian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: German Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Hungarian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Polish Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
View the Source2. Christmas carp (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Germany
Germany
P495 (country of origin): Austria
Austria
P495 (country of origin): Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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