Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

explosión de mariscos


in galicia, the kitchen was serviceable; the view from the balcony was better.


the markets were amply provisioned, and there were many bottles; some of them were very tasty. the cooler came in handy.


we discovered the virtues of the can.


the town has a fishing co-op with a shop which opens twice a day to sell day catch from boats that dock right outside.


there were percebes. they were tasty.


some of the percebes were fractal. (still tasty.)


at a slightly fancy restaurant, we had remarkable scallops. note how little they have been fucked with. these were about the price of a mediocre plate of pasta in london.


there was also a lobster—that was quite messy. fortunately, i was wearing my lobster-eating shirt.


the oysters at the roadside lunch spot at which we waited for a late afternoon audience with The Knight of the Valley weren't messy at all.


but most of the time we cooked shellfish,


and regular fish,


and sat on the beach.

Friday, December 6, 2013

clear-eyed

dicentrarchus labrax

fish and shellfish are the chief virtues of the boqueria market in what passes for winter in north-east spain. this 2.2 kilogram whole european seabass fit snugly in the roasting pan with only minor modifications. the little still-wriggly parasite attached to the underside of its tongue gave me a moment's pause, but not much will survive 20 minutes at 200C in a fan-forced oven. i made sure to wedge the mouth open with a piece of lemon.