Since Steve got home early from work today (4:00 and that was after a workout - tough life!) we decided to try to find a fish market I'd heard about. I found some pretty good directions to get there (very important since the streets don't have names so most directions are like "turn left at the Yellow Box store, then turn right where you see the giant troll statue"). The place is called the Awase fish market and it's where the fish comes right off the boats, only we're not talking the standard snapper, tilapia, salmon stuff. This market had two big tubs full of reef fish so although some were recognizable - like a grouper - many were not - like parrot fish and squirrelfish. We only knew the names because they kindly had a poster of the fish with the names in English!
After studying the way the locals did it, we figured out that you get a large plastic basket and some tongues and pick your fish then give it to the men behind the counter who weigh it and prepare it for you (whole or fillet). Steve decided on two nice sized reddish colored fish (later found out they were a kind of squirrelfish).
While they fixed the fish I explored the rest of the store which included a counter of prepared fish for sushi (octopus, tuna, mackerel, etc.), a restaurant where you pick your fish and then they cook it for you, a small veggie market with fresh produce from the island (couldn't resist one of those little pineapples - yum!) and other types of seafood (fresh octopus, blue crabs, snails or squid anyone?).
It was a pretty cool experience which netted a yummy dinner!
After studying the way the locals did it, we figured out that you get a large plastic basket and some tongues and pick your fish then give it to the men behind the counter who weigh it and prepare it for you (whole or fillet). Steve decided on two nice sized reddish colored fish (later found out they were a kind of squirrelfish).
While they fixed the fish I explored the rest of the store which included a counter of prepared fish for sushi (octopus, tuna, mackerel, etc.), a restaurant where you pick your fish and then they cook it for you, a small veggie market with fresh produce from the island (couldn't resist one of those little pineapples - yum!) and other types of seafood (fresh octopus, blue crabs, snails or squid anyone?).
It was a pretty cool experience which netted a yummy dinner!
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