Mom G busts out the whipping stick and shows us how she prepares octopus (pulpo) for her Christmas Eve seafood salad. This is one of the mainstay dishes for the Feast of the Seven Fishes.
With Christmas Eve a mere 12 days away, we're going to focus our near-term posts on the food surrounding this most magical of nights. Sunday Sauce blog will post recipes, articles and video footage all corresponding with the Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes food vigil. Remember, this is the night for the "seafood lover in you", Red Lobster be damned.
First, a trip to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx (NY's real Little Italy) to buy the fish for Christmas Eve. This was shot in 2007...