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at the market

09 Monday Oct 2023

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rubio

The other day I posted this photo on my Instagram/Twitter/FB and omg… the response has been wild. At the time of posting I didn’t even know what kind of fish this was, just saw it at the market and thought “wow! now that’s a FISH!” I have since found out that it’s known as a rubia in Spanish (gurnard in English, perlón, golondro, alingorri in other parts of Spain) but nobody, including experienced seafood chefs, had ever seen one this big. Apparently it’s especially good in stews or fried, with a white sweet meat from feeding mostly on prawns.

Of course there were plenty of other comments wondering if this was a dragon, a dinosaur, the Loch Ness monster or even Jar Jar Binks. You just never know what’s going to catch the public’s interest.

it’s a sad and beautiful world

18 Tuesday Mar 2014

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I was up and out early this morning for blood tests (next PET scan coming up soon!), which meant I had to forgo coffee until that was done. So on the way home I stopped in at a cute little spot that specialises in toast and coffee and serves breakfast all day long. Sitting in the window seat I noticed this colourful fish in a glass vase and was struck by its beauty and elegance. And then I noticed its odd behaviour. It kept floating to the top and then would flip upside down so its mouth was just touching the surface of the water and Peter pointed out that it was probably lacking oxygen in that small amount of water, maybe 3 litres. Suddenly struck by a huge wave of sadness watching that gorgeous fish stuck in a small vase of stale water, the line from Down by Law “it’s a sad and beautiful world” came to me. And you know what? It really is.

and speaking of fish…

15 Wednesday May 2013

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mediterranean seafood… this was delivered yesterday!

It was recommended awhile ago by my friend Fiona (aka Scribbler in Seville) when I was trying to find the English name for a fish I only knew the Spanish word for. It’s a great illustrated catalogue of fish and shellfish that includes several translations, and it also includes over 200 recipes. I have to say that the recipes came as a bonus because I thought I was just buying a reference book. It’s also the first book I’ve bought in ages. What was the last book you bought?