Fried carp is one of, if not *the* most traditional of #Christmas dishes in #Poland.
Which is pretty funny, considering:
a). obviously Christmas is a #Catholic thing;
b). carp for Christmas was introduced and promoted by the #Communist regime as a way of dealing with fish shortages (carp is cheap);
c). this scheme was cooked up (ha!) by a Hilary Minc, a communist minister, who happened to be Jewish.
A proper Catholic Communist Jewish tradition! Gotta love conservatism.
Merry GravMass, people!
@dimitrisk @mooog "Greek-style fish" is not usually carp (that's a separate dish). But yeah, thanks for confirming! 😃
@dimitrisk @mooog well, the fish itself is not orange. It's just covered in a bunch of vegetables (including plenty of carrot) that makes the *dish* look orange. 😸
Sorry, I fail at communicating lately.
@mooog it's called "Greek fish", and as far as I know Greeks have no knowledge of it.
Same with "pierogi ruskie", "Russian" dumplings. Russian cuisine has no such dish.
No clue why we Poles name dishes this way.