Black on orange

A sure sign there's more than a fresh breeze out there, a lonely Breton trawler, the Ar Zantez is taking shelter - not so long ago a 'tempete' would herald a mini Breton invasion and over twenty trawlers would seek shelter in the port - an opportunity to make friends and share one or two recipes for those whom were so inclined....
Dark skies and even darker boxes, evidence that the cuttles are still in abundance. There's plenty of research to read up on over these amazing creatures - including how to catch them - only those who have seen them when still alive at sea can fully appreciate this! Apart from being used for drawing ink and giving its name to 'sepia' photographs cuttles are used extensivley in cooking and for food colouring today - there's plenty of recipes to choose from with Siciliy probably home to the most well known - if you haven't already, try some - more tender and tasty than squid!.....
today, Ocean Fish are in the black and on the floor.....
with so many cuttles its time to resort to bulk handling, the 500kg insulated tubs now come into their own as Ian and Ryan load them up - with the addition of a layer of plastic to (hopefully) keep off the ink.....
overlooking dozens of boxes of cuttles from the Cornishman, another guided tour is underway around the harbour.....

the market boys will have their work cut out hosing this lot down later today.