Food Traditions

Personally, being from an Italian family, food is a big deal for us. Every Sunday, for example, is pasta night in our house. It's something that was started in my Dad's family, and he was very adamant about it being a tradition in our house, so that's what we practice. Even if we're out Sunday night and can't have a pasta dinner as a family, we just reschedule for Monday or do it on Saturday.

As for big occasions, once again, pasta is a big deal. At almost every big family gathering, Thanksgiving, Christmas, reunions, etc., pasta is almost always the first dish. After that, especially on Christmas, seafood, such as baked clams or lobster, is served. Seafood for Christmas is another Italian tradition that has been passed on through my family.

Our food traditions revolve around not only food, but the people gathered for the food, and they are traditions that I hope to keep when I have my own family in the future.