How Fresh is Fresh – Mackerel

Mackeral – One Part

Simple masala ( Chilly and turmeric paste)

Sometimes, I’m greedy and I act fickle about food. When I grew up, like many others, we often hear elders saying – don’t show tantrums with food. Do you know that there are many millions who don’t have any food on the table and your fussiness in food in not a good attitude. Be content with what you have – eat the veggies.

Today was one such day. There was squid curry, then a dry fish dish, then two vegetables. But the sight of mackeral kept for cleaning, made me stop the food halfway through. I kept the half eaten plate and then sliced and cleaned the mackeral and fried it.

After all the work and expectations, the mackeral didn’t turnout to be the one which I liked. I felt, it was not as fresh as I expected. Probably, they had kept some chemicals and made it appear fresh.

Don’t know why I’m this finicky about freshness of ayila or bangada as it’s called in Bangalore. In B’lore I don’t buy ayila as it looks too stale for me.

Today, I wonder if my understanding of freshness in fish is right or a construed thought!