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Every Thursday

Gnocchi Thursday

A Roman saying sets the menu: gnocchi on Thursday, fish on Friday, tripe on Saturday.

What is eaten for Gnocchi Thursday

Old Roman trattorie follow a weekly order summed up in a saying: Thursday gnocchi, Friday fish, Saturday tripe. Thursday's potato gnocchi were a rich and filling dish before the meatless Friday. Friday brought salt cod with chickpeas. Saturday was for tripe in tomato with mint and pecorino, cooked from the animals slaughtered for Sunday. Many restaurants in Rome still put gnocchi on the board on Thursdays only.

The dishes

GnocchiPotato dumplings with tomato or meat sauce, the Thursday dish.Dried and salted codSalt cod, for the Friday that follows.Trippa alla romanaTripe with tomato and mint, for Saturday.
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Gnocchi" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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