omg I was holding off on reading this because I wanted to read the trifecta all together, and so I didn't see that you'd recommended me (I was wondering where the wash of new subscribers came from)! Thank you!
And thank you for the nostalgia prompt... I am so lucky to have grown up in BC where seafood is abundant and varied. I recall eating smoked oysters at a party my parents had when I was quite young, maybe 7, and loving them, to the delight of the adults. Fish and chips was the go-to when we were young (the kiosk at the no-longer-operating ferry terminal in my hometown had THE best stuff) but we also did a lot of salmon; Indigenous fisherman catch it and sell it out of coolers in the back of their trucks during salmon season, so it was always fresh and a great deal. I also remember when we would buy spot prawns not only because they were local and delicious, but because they were actually CHEAPER than other prawns (not so anymore).
Catching up late to say you've bought lots of great memories back especially of my mum who loved fish and seafood similarly to you. I wish you could have met her.
I grew up in England and Birmingham, a city far from the sea (70 miles), has a daily fish market we would go to weekly. I was told by mum that the fish market ensured that Birmingham got fresh daily fish despite it's lack of sea.
“Digging” into clams 😁. Also just randomly pulled down my 1996 D&D cookbook yesterday and it is a TOME. Great essay as usual, thanks!
omg I was holding off on reading this because I wanted to read the trifecta all together, and so I didn't see that you'd recommended me (I was wondering where the wash of new subscribers came from)! Thank you!
And thank you for the nostalgia prompt... I am so lucky to have grown up in BC where seafood is abundant and varied. I recall eating smoked oysters at a party my parents had when I was quite young, maybe 7, and loving them, to the delight of the adults. Fish and chips was the go-to when we were young (the kiosk at the no-longer-operating ferry terminal in my hometown had THE best stuff) but we also did a lot of salmon; Indigenous fisherman catch it and sell it out of coolers in the back of their trucks during salmon season, so it was always fresh and a great deal. I also remember when we would buy spot prawns not only because they were local and delicious, but because they were actually CHEAPER than other prawns (not so anymore).
Catching up late to say you've bought lots of great memories back especially of my mum who loved fish and seafood similarly to you. I wish you could have met her.
I grew up in England and Birmingham, a city far from the sea (70 miles), has a daily fish market we would go to weekly. I was told by mum that the fish market ensured that Birmingham got fresh daily fish despite it's lack of sea.
And, of course, I grew up eating fish and chips.
Thank you.