Fish Monday

Not a recipe today, but a valuable fish lesson learned nevertheless-- to wit:  no matter how reliable your fishmonger usually is, it's always a good idea to ask to see/smell the fish before you buy it.

When I took the fish I purchased at 3pm out of the fridge at 6, I noticed a definite fishy odor.  Not ammoniac-- it wasn't spoiled.  But it was unappetizing.  I thought to myself, well, I'll cook it thoroughly, and serve it in a fairly heavily flavored way.  One bite?  Still tasted it.  Into the trash it went, along with a goodly chunk of my mood.

On the plus side, the emergency back-up tacos I made were actually pretty good, although that might have just been because I was pretty hungry by that point.