Big Sea
Today the world's smallest fish was discovered in Indonesia.
I suppose I initially started drawing analogies between dipping my toe, for the first time, into the World Wide Web and a 'Big Sea'. I then realised that this minute aquatic discovery was hampered by the fact that the group of 'small fish finders', who made this dramatic find, were too busy with their noses stuck in the Indonesian peat swamps to notice my local fish restaurant, and the incredibly small fish, of all varieties, that seem end up on my plate. One of my pet hates in a restaurant is ordering a very expensive piece of fish and ending up with one small mouthful of something vaguely resembling a once happy go lucky 'Nemo'. Perhaps that's why the prawn cocktail is becoming more popular, you are guaranteed lots of small fish (rather than one) mixed with ketchup and mayo to cunningly disguise the flavor of the chemicals the fish kindly filtered out of the sea for you.
As my local fish restaurant is not up to anything aside from potentially impressing 'small fish finders' and gaining notoriety in the Guinness Book of Records I am forced to cook fish at home. I then do not have the luxury of a wine waiter to help choose a wine with the fish. I am told it is even possible, and indeed appropriate, to drink red wine with some fish. This sounds an interesting concept as copious white wine consumption can lead to a delightful acid backlash if you are not careful.
I suppose I initially started drawing analogies between dipping my toe, for the first time, into the World Wide Web and a 'Big Sea'. I then realised that this minute aquatic discovery was hampered by the fact that the group of 'small fish finders', who made this dramatic find, were too busy with their noses stuck in the Indonesian peat swamps to notice my local fish restaurant, and the incredibly small fish, of all varieties, that seem end up on my plate. One of my pet hates in a restaurant is ordering a very expensive piece of fish and ending up with one small mouthful of something vaguely resembling a once happy go lucky 'Nemo'. Perhaps that's why the prawn cocktail is becoming more popular, you are guaranteed lots of small fish (rather than one) mixed with ketchup and mayo to cunningly disguise the flavor of the chemicals the fish kindly filtered out of the sea for you.
As my local fish restaurant is not up to anything aside from potentially impressing 'small fish finders' and gaining notoriety in the Guinness Book of Records I am forced to cook fish at home. I then do not have the luxury of a wine waiter to help choose a wine with the fish. I am told it is even possible, and indeed appropriate, to drink red wine with some fish. This sounds an interesting concept as copious white wine consumption can lead to a delightful acid backlash if you are not careful.
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