Dear Seafoodies
Back from a splendid couple of weeks in sunny (and hot!) Spain where I was, of course, enjoying the local seafood: red mullet, mussels, tellinas, prawns, cuttlefish, squid, bream, bass, sardines, anchovies, and more.
I still struggle to get to grips with the size of some of the fish available in both the restaurants and the markets there. Seeing red mullet, hake and sole at sizes of little more than 10 centimetres simply begs the question of how a fishery can be sustained with juvenile fish being landed by the ton. Perhaps there's some secret to it? Absent of that understanding I, for one, never buy or order these.
On the upside, a culinary highlight was making a new recipe with my father for the family. It was a cross between a paella and a biryani, and it was sensational. I will be posting the recipe in due course, but by way of sneak preview, please see the photo below.
Returning to matters back home, I gather the bream have been eagerly biting the hooks very recently and will be featuring in abundance on the stall this coming weekend. As such, perhaps two newly-posted recipes might be of interest:
Both are from or inspired by one of my favourite books, "Hugh's Three Good Things … on a Plate" (2012) by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
Mackerel are also on offer this weekend, and I've got a few ideas posted for those too:
I really do encourage you to try the Turkish "Fishwich" - it makes a superb weekend brunch!
There are now 29 recipes and ideas posted on the blog, and the list is growing fast. Please do invite your friends and fellow seafoodies to visit and subscribe.
Wishing you a breamy weekend!
Bute St Seafoodie
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