Little Fish, Big Fish

There are some fantastic fish dishes here. We often have fish when invited to lunch with our next-door neighbours. And occasionally we find something good at a restaurant. Here are a couple of photos.

One of my favourites is deep-fried carapau -- little mackerel. The best are at one of our most-loved restaurants -- the one I've mentioned before where we enjoyed the murder of some chickens before our meal. But this photo was taken at a place we went to last night in Figueira de Foz, down on the coast:

And here's a part-eaten dish in our neighbours' kitchen. The fish are sea bream, or 'tai' in Japan -- where they are a celebratory dish reserved for weddings and other special occasions. Here they were cooked deliciously in the oven with potatoes and tomatoes: