A type of comber fish. This one has vertical bands. A bony fish with very good flavour, useful for soups.
Seaperch or small brown comber. A small, bony fish good fried, but may also be poached.
A type of comber fish. This one has vertical bands. A bony fish with very good flavour, useful for soups.
A type of comber fish. Painted comber or lettered perch, more common in the Mediterranean than in the Atlantic. A bony fish with very good flavour, useful for soups or cooked whole. The skin looks almost as if it has been written on.
Ceviche. It is usually made with raw fish, often hake, marinated or pickled in seasoned lime juice. Common in Central and South America.
Lovage. A large unwieldy herb. Pick the stems off the leaves, tie them and hang them to dry for about 3 days. When crisp, crumble the leaves and store. Good in hotpots. Lovage seeds are used mainly in Indian cooking, and are from a plant of the caraway family. The greenish-brown seeds are a little larger than celery seeds and have a strong aroma of rather coarse thyme. Oregano can be substituted.
