Gefilte Fish From Canned Tuna: Heresy Or ... Kinda Tasty?
The Jewish holiday of Passover is almost upon us, and you know what that means. ...
It's time for gefilte fish.
On this celebration of the Jewish exodus from Egypt, Jews in many lands dine on balls of fish. The orbs consist of ground fish and various fillers and enhancements: breadcrumbs or matzo meal, egg, chopped onion and carrots, sugar, salt, pepper, parsley or dill.
Why fish? For one thing, they're a symbol of fertility.
The dish is also served at traditional Sabbath dinners and other holidays.
"Gefilte" means stuffed because back in the day (in Poland, for example, a couple hundred years ago), the home chef would stuff the cooked ground fish back into the skin of the fish for a lovely table presentation. But that was a lot of work! Eventually the fish dish morphed into hand-shaped balls, simmered in broth and then refrigerated until the broth forms a gelatinous bed.
In the modern day, some folks