Tiberias: Ein Gev Fish (August 2018)


After driving around the perimeter of the Sea of Galilee, we stopped for lunch at the Ein Gev Fish Restaurant, where we tried the famous St. Peter’s Fish that we had heard about. (In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells Peter to go fishing in the Galilee, because the first fish he’d catch would have a silver shekel in it, which Peter could use to pay the Temple tax. Peter followed Christ’s instructions, and indeed, the fish he caught had a shekel in its mouth. According to legend, the fish Peter caught was a kind of tilapia, which is now served by restaurants all around the lake.) We ordered one whole fish (head and all) and two filleted fish, each of which was accompanied by a side dish (we chose freekeh [wheat] and peas, boiled potatoes, and French fries). A plate of dates was delivered with our bill, which came to about $110 USD for the three of us, including a few beverages. This is a large restaurant located on a kibbutz that can accommodate large tour groups, so we were lucky to get a table near the windows so that we could look out to the Sea.







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