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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