Sand dabs

Eastside Road, Healdsburg, August 13, 2009—

IT IS A POPULAR game fish in California, and is regarded as a delicacy, though it is not as popular elsewhere." So writes Wikipedia, and who am I to argue with Wikipedia? We here on Eastside Road regard it as a delicacy. I usually cook them Venice-style, sweet-sour, with raisins and sliced onions and a little vinegar. Lindsey sauteed them simply tonight, in a little olive oil, and served them with tomatoes and green beans, and they were, well, delicate, which I suppose is what a delicacy should be. Green salad.

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