i could be a fishmonger, but the fish are about as big as i am and the cleavers used on them are bigger than my head and i would smell funny. so maybe i couldn’t be a fishmonger.

i went to santa monica seafood today to pick up 7 lbs of fish bones. the fishmonger hauls out a huge box filled with *huge* halibut skeletons, hones his cleaver on a steel, and proceeds to whack away at the skeleton. i was mesmerized watching him prep these bones for me. it was amazing.

so 7 lbs and $6.85 later, we are making amazing fish broth with fantastic halibut bones. yum.