About Italian Food: The Feast Day of San Giuseppe (St. Joseph)

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Italian Food Italian Food Quick/Easy Recipes Le Basi Classic Recipes From Danette St. Onge, your Guide to Italian Food The holidays in Italy seem endless, and each one has its special associated foods, which might differ from region to region. Part of the reason for so many holidays is the fact that every single day of the calendar year is the Feast Day of one or more Catholic saints. This doesn't mean that every day is a holiday in Italy, of course (some days are still work days!). Today, for instance, the feast day of San Patrizio (better known in the English-speaking world as St. Patrick), is not celebrated in Italy. (He was an Irish saint, after all.) Food and the Feast Day of San Giuseppe March 19, though, the Feast Day of San Giuseppe (St. Joseph), is celebrated throughout Italy and in many Italian American communities. It's also Father's Day in Italy and it's traditionally celebrated with fried or baked pastries originating in Naples called zeppole (also known as bignè or sfinge/sfingi/sfinci), They're usually filled with pastry cream or ricotta and dusted with sugar. Read more... Search Related Topics:  st joseph  saint joseph's day  san giuseppe Fava Bean and Fennel Soup One of the dishes traditionally served on the Feast Day of San Giuseppe, in Sicily, this velvety, flavorful puree incorporates the fava bean, considered a lucky charm as well as a token of St. Joseph. See the recipe for Fava Bean and Fennel Soup (Macco di fave e finocchietto). Related Searches Italian Food Italian Soup Recipes And in Italian Italian Pastries Irish Food Recipes Featured Articles Food and the Feast Day of San Giuseppe A Recipe for Fava Bean and Fennel Soup An Article About and Recipe for Naples-style Zeppole A Recipe for Sicilian-style Zeppole (Sfingi) Another Variation on Sfingi/Sfinci A Reader-Submitted Version of Sfingi   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Danette St. Onge Italian Food Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Italian Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Related Links More About the Feast Day of San Giuseppe A Virtual San Giuseppe Altar   Follow me on: Advertisement