It's Tuesday, so it must be Jerez...

I've been thinking about this blog thing and realise there has to be a bit more philosophy and a bit less narrative.

Arturo runs a Freiduria in Jerez and his philosphy is very simple.

1. You get up in the morning and go to the market.

This is what you see: (42 fish stalls all heaped with fresh fish straight out of the sea less than 20km away, some specialising, some with everything they can carry, from Cigales (bloody big langoustines) at €6/kg, to fresh anchovies (€2/kg) to Merluza (hake) at €3/kg.

2. You buy what you like the look of, and some fresh tomatoes (€1 a kilo) and you take it back to your kitchen.

3. You fry it and sell it to people who eat it. You are happy and so are all your many customers, from the guys who empty the bins to the men in suits, and including the few lucky tourists who find their way to your tiny restaurant in a residential area of Jerez.

From this:

to this:

to this:

In less than 12 hours!