Fish Market

I went to a fish market with some of my friends on Valentine's Day. The market is apparently the second largest fish market in the world, behind the one in Tokyo. When we went, the wholesalers had already closed. The public section of the market is open 24 hours though. We decided to buy some random sea creatures and eat them. We were able to get 24 oysters for about $6, 20 jumbo prawns for about $15, two large plates of salmon sashimi for about $20, some large red fish for about $10, and a small live octopus for about $5. When we were finished making our purchases, we took them upstairs to a restaurant that cooked it all up. The fun part was eating the octopus. They cut the tentacles off and they stay moving for a good ten minutes. You have to chew them really well otherwise they can stick to the back of your throat and cause you to suffocate. Needless to say, I chewed very thouroughly.

This weekend I also managed to get out to a horse track to watch some races, and I also went to a basketball game. All in all it was a very productive weekend.