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Spain: The Harbor In Portosin
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I started the trip to Spain in Portosin, a small fishing town on the west coast of Galicia. I photographed the harbor at night from my hotel window (see above).
Earlier, I visited the harbor as the fishing boats were coming in to unload their carriage: mostly horse mackerel or <i>carapau</i>, a small fish that normally only locals eat. In Holland it is the cheapest fish you can buy and when you can it is mostly bought by foreigners. I learned to appreciate this fish in Japan where it is called <i>aji</i>. There is a very tasty appetizer called <i>aji no tataki</i> which is absolutely delicious but is nothing more than chopped <i>aji</i> mixed with freshly chopped ginger, <i>chiso</i>, and a little bit of soy sauce.
A woman ferries ice to cover each fish-filled crate with a shuffle. The harbor has its own ice factory and the woman went along to every unloading ship.
The harbor is at its busiest at night; while the ships come in, the pubs are all open for drinks and bites to eat.
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I started the trip to Spain in Portosin, a small fishing town on the west coast of Galicia. I photographed the harbor at night from my hotel window (see above).
Earlier, I visited the harbor as the fishing boats were coming in to unload their carriage: mostly horse mackerel or <i>carapau</i>, a small fish that normally only locals eat. In Holland it is the cheapest fish you can buy and when you can it is mostly bought by foreigners. I learned to appreciate this fish in Japan where it is called <i>aji</i>. There is a very tasty appetizer called <i>aji no tataki</i> which is absolutely delicious but is nothing more than chopped <i>aji</i> mixed with freshly chopped ginger, <i>chiso</i>, and a little bit of soy sauce.
A woman ferries ice to cover each fish-filled crate with a shuffle. The harbor has its own ice factory and the woman went along to every unloading ship.
The harbor is at its busiest at night; while the ships come in, the pubs are all open for drinks and bites to eat.
[Click here to read the next article in this series.]
