Will You Be Eating Fish Today?

[naomi24]

Good Friday, for Christians traditionally the day when no meat is eaten. For my household fish is always on the menu on Good Friday - not because we're religious - simply because we're products of a Christian society and that's what we have always done. What about you?

[dannyk13]

Yes, fish today.Just a habit I have got into.

[barry1010]

I eat fish every Friday

[Tilly2]

Salmon en croûte tonight, with new potatoes and something green.
We always have fish on Good Friday, for the same reason as you, Naomi.

[Ken4155]

We always used to have fish on Good Friday and it had nothing to do with religion. It was the way my parents were brought up. I did continue this for a few years when my children were growing up but now i don't bother. I actually had fish yesterday, so i'm definitely not having it again, today.

[Old_Geezer]

I think it's unlikely, I was told earlier that there were two Lidl venison steaks defrosting in the fridge.

[Togo]

Yes....We had a delivery of fish to put in the freezer last week from our local fishmonger(Mermaid) Cod Loin, Parley Sauce, Majorcan new potatoes, Chantenay carrots and peas.

[sandyRoe]

Yes. I'm eating my way through a large bag of frozen cod.
Using a packet of Knorr Crema de Marisco as a base, add vegetables , and then poach the fish.
It's not a religious thing.

[Bobbisox1]

No, sadly that tradition has long since gone here,we are Protestant and my mother would turn over in her grave hearing of anyone who ate meat today ( sorry Mum)

[Jordyboy9]

just goes to show how ignorant i am ,or have been badly misinformed as a youth,i was always led to believe it was a Catholic thing fish on a friday.but you say christian.

[Zacs-Master]

Had Monkfish last night. Had totally forgotten about the good Friday / fish thing. Managed to shake off my religious conditioning years ago.

[pastafreak]

Oops...I had my fish last night. But I've got a nice bit left...cod in a parmesan and polenta crust. I'll have that for lunch.

[naomi24]

Jordy, not just a Catholic thing although I think some Catholics are a bit stricter than other Christian denominations with it.

[barry1010]

Catholics are Christians, Jordy.

[Bobbisox1]

It appeared that way to us when we were young Jordy but I’m sure it wasn’t, I used to envy the catholic kids who went to their churches to get ash on their brows on Ash Wednesday, it always fascinated by it x

[Jordyboy9]

Why do we eat fish instead of meat on Good Friday? The tradition stems from the Roman Catholic custom to not eat warm-blooded animals on Fridays, to acknowledge and do penance for the death of Jesus.28 Mar 2018

[jazzyjen]

Yes, salmon is on our menu for tonight.
Not by design or purpose-we are not Religious.
I always create a menu plan for about a fortnight in advance. Three meat meals, three different fish and a veggie based meal per week in rotation. It just so happens to be salmon today but that is quite by chance.

[Theland]

Not much in our freezer.
Last night I had a choice of fish, fish or fish.
I chose the fish!
Guess what's left for today?

[TonyV]

Got some salmon in for starters, but some beef steaks for main.

[LadyCG]

Yes, we're having fish and seafood. We're not religious either but I did go to a CoE school and, like you, I was brought up in a Christian Society.

[rowanwitch]

No, because no foods and all foods have significance being a product (sometimes by complex man made pathways) of the Earth. Actually it's chickpea and sweet potato curry with cauli rice