Cotechino Time · Jan 1, 10:27 AM by James Martin
Yep, we had a very traditional new year’s eve last night. What with the economy a mess, it doesn’t hurt to prick a fat sausage like you see held proudly in the picture, then simmer it in water for almost an hour before serving it with a big old pile of lentils.
Everything in this simple dish symbolizes money and wealth, from the round, coin-like lentils (and the rounds of sausage you place over them) to the richness of the Cotechino. Mmmm, peasant food at its best, at least for those of us who lust for better-than-peasantness in a future made bleak by economic scam artists encouraged by governments that should know better.
May your new year be happy and joyful and full of fat sausages.
Find out more about Italian New Year’s Celebrations
Cotechino Time originally appeared on WanderingItaly.com Jan 01, 2009, © James Martin, 
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