The Sunday Six: Cod Moves In Mysterious Ways
It's a photographic Six this week. I woke up on Saturday morning and it was a bright and sunny day, so I decided to go fishing. And no, I didn't cheat and head straight for Yo! Sushi...
Six Fish Caught In Central London
1. Mosaic Fish
Species: Troddenon muckii
Natural habitat: A doorstep in Bloomsbury Street.
Serving suggestion: With a mop and bucket and a garnish of lemon-scented Flash.
2. Shop-Window Shark
Species: Rusticus cheapii
Natural habitat: Betterton Street, near Drury Lane.
Serving suggestion: Marinade in brass polish and bake in a sandpaper croûte.
3. Streetlamp Fish
Species: Lamposta ironica
Natural habitat: Anywhere along the Thames embankment, potentially, but this particular one is behind Temple tube station.
Serving suggestion: Poach in Thames water and leave on the riverside for a hundred years or so to develop flavour.
4. Flying Tilefish
Species: Airbornia nosedivii
Natural habitat: The porch of Lloyds TSB bank on Fleet Street, which is a spot worth seeing in itself: it's a fabulously ornate example of lurid Victorian tilework. The flying fish are up on the walls above the (now non-functioning) drinking fountains.
Serving suggestion: A light dressing of Mr Muscle Bathroom Cleaner would make it a sparkling starter.
5. Robo-Shark
Species: Cybernetica ferocio
Natural habitat: Selfridges food hall. It hangs above the fresh fish counter with three other robo-fish of different species.
Serving suggestion: With silicon chips, of course. Boom boom!
6. Chocolate Fish
Species: Tasticus yummii
Natural habitat: Selfridges chocolate department.
Serving suggestion: As delicious as this fish looks, I wouldn't actually recommend eating it. Not because it's endangered or poisonous, but because it's only about 10 cm (4 inches) long and yet it costs a whopping £12.95. So I suggest you leave the fish to swim another day and buy a huge pile of non-piscine sweeties to enjoy instead...
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In other news, just before Christmas I discovered the most fantastic chocolate shop just off Piccadilly, called Chocolaterie Casemir. But I went back there today and found that the shop has now closed down. Alas and alack! I shall mourn its passing, and remember only its fresh cream banana truffles. Sniffle...
Six Fish Caught In Central London
1. Mosaic Fish
Species: Troddenon muckii
Natural habitat: A doorstep in Bloomsbury Street.
Serving suggestion: With a mop and bucket and a garnish of lemon-scented Flash.
2. Shop-Window Shark
Species: Rusticus cheapii
Natural habitat: Betterton Street, near Drury Lane.
Serving suggestion: Marinade in brass polish and bake in a sandpaper croûte.
3. Streetlamp Fish
Species: Lamposta ironica
Natural habitat: Anywhere along the Thames embankment, potentially, but this particular one is behind Temple tube station.
Serving suggestion: Poach in Thames water and leave on the riverside for a hundred years or so to develop flavour.
4. Flying Tilefish
Species: Airbornia nosedivii
Natural habitat: The porch of Lloyds TSB bank on Fleet Street, which is a spot worth seeing in itself: it's a fabulously ornate example of lurid Victorian tilework. The flying fish are up on the walls above the (now non-functioning) drinking fountains.
Serving suggestion: A light dressing of Mr Muscle Bathroom Cleaner would make it a sparkling starter.
5. Robo-Shark
Species: Cybernetica ferocio
Natural habitat: Selfridges food hall. It hangs above the fresh fish counter with three other robo-fish of different species.
Serving suggestion: With silicon chips, of course. Boom boom!
6. Chocolate Fish
Species: Tasticus yummii
Natural habitat: Selfridges chocolate department.
Serving suggestion: As delicious as this fish looks, I wouldn't actually recommend eating it. Not because it's endangered or poisonous, but because it's only about 10 cm (4 inches) long and yet it costs a whopping £12.95. So I suggest you leave the fish to swim another day and buy a huge pile of non-piscine sweeties to enjoy instead...
* * * * *
In other news, just before Christmas I discovered the most fantastic chocolate shop just off Piccadilly, called Chocolaterie Casemir. But I went back there today and found that the shop has now closed down. Alas and alack! I shall mourn its passing, and remember only its fresh cream banana truffles. Sniffle...