There is no Christmas Eve without at least one fish dish on the table, in and around Rome.
Yet there are many consumers who declare little familiarity with fish stalls: those who don't know how to recognize quality and freshness, those who only buy the great classics, sea bass and sea bream, those who only consume it in restaurants.
And few in the capital have memory of the Cottìo, the fish auction that characterized the history of Rome until 1960 and which took place on the day before Christmas at the Portico d'Ottavia.
A lively market which, on the occasion of the second edition of "Pesce in Piazza", which arrives in Piazza San Cosimato, in Trastevere, from 15 to 17 December, reviving shouts and bargaining up to the expressed preparations of the Cottìo.
In a popular and popular event, complete with themed acting performances,
A project by Un/Lab, under the artistic direction of Francesca Rocchi, sponsored and promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests in collaboration with Arsial - Regional Agency for Development and Innovation of Lazio, and with the Agri-food Center of Rome which hosts, among the many pavilions, the largest fish market in Italy with 49 stalls where 37 large companies operate.
Unlike other distribution platforms, "in our fish market - underlined the general manager of Car Fabio Massimo Pallottini - there is a lot of local fish, as well as a wide choice of fish from the Italian coasts, and once a week it opens its doors to the non-professional public, allowing families with quality spending and savings.
From the taste workshops and show cooking, many recipes and reflections on the blue economy theme.
For example, why has fish soup disappeared from restaurant menus?
asks chef Riccioli, proposing a soup-themed challenge that sees the cooks and marines of both the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic take the field.
