Taking a morning bath with my Christmas dinner is growing stranger by the day.While many Christmas cooks will opt for an encore performance of a holiday gobbler or a stereotypical honey baked ham, I on the other hand have taken the challenge of raising a Christmas Carp.
Elaborate holiday fish meals are more generally associated with the Christian season of Lent when fish are the only acceptable meat to be consumed on Fridays, or during Jewish Passover with a delicious Gefilte fish. However, in the Czech Republic and Poland, a Christmas Carp creates the centerpiece of a rich meal on the crowded Christmas table. As a person who enjoys all things fish, this dish sounded like a worthy challenge.
