I don't know what it's like for you guys, but for me, eating fish is a LUXURY—not so much because of the price, since I don't think it's that expensive for something as delicious as it is, but because where I live, it's really hard to find fish… Or at least to find fresh fish, since the supermarket sells fish, but it always looks gross—stuffed into small trays, black and rotten… I’m not exaggerating; that fish really does look terrible. Every once in a while, some people come to sell fish near here, but the only downside is that it happens only once in a while—they don’t have a set schedule or a specific day to come. Just today, they were going to set up to sell fish near my house, and luckily I had some money to go buy some.
To be honest, I don't remember exactly which kinds of fish I chose, but I bought two kilos of one and one kilo of another—that's quite a lot of fish. If I'd had more money, I would have bought at least six kilos because I love it so much: fried, in soup, grilled… the fish is simply exquisite… And even more so if it doesn't have many bones—that way, you can enjoy it so much more. The place was packed with people and the service was pretty slow, but patience is key. I left feeling pretty happy knowing that I’d be having fish for lunch today.
For lunch, I decided to make fish served with a lettuce salad, tomatoes, and boiled potatoes. I don’t think there’s a better meal than this for me… I love every ingredient I used today; I really enjoyed cooking. The fish was very fresh and already cut into pieces, so I didn’t have to struggle cutting it myself—I just let it marinate with salt, pepper, and garlic sauce. Then I put a pan with plenty of oil on the stove, and after it got hot enough, I added the fish, which I had first coated in flour.
I cooked it until it was golden brown, and while the fish was frying, I parboiled the potatoes and prepared the salad—after washing the vegetables with a little vinegar, of course.
At first, I wanted to make a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, and lemon, but then I realized I’d need the lemon for my fish—because, honestly, I think fish tastes even better with lemon—so it would be too much to add lemon to both. So I decided to make the salad with mayonnaise instead. Seriously, this combination was divine; it had been a long time since I’d enjoyed lunch SO much.