Cocktail di gamberetti (Shrimp Cocktail in the Italian Manner) Recipe

New Year’s Eve in Italy, as for so many other special occasions, means a special meal, the cenone di Capodanno, or ‘big supper’. Like Christmas Eve, this meal is often “lean” or fish based—at least before midnight, when it’s time to break out the cotechino sausage and lentils for good fortune. (In modern times, however, meat-based meals have started to make an appearance on New Years menus and I understand there are those who eat their sausage and lentils as a second course at dinner.) But while Christmas Eve tends to feature homey dishes like spaghetti alle vongole and filetti di baccalà shared with family, the cenone di Capodanno features an elegant menu enjoyed with friends, as often eaten out as at Here’s a simple but elegant way…