Fish Baked in Salt

This ubiquitous dish is one of the great ones of the Mediterranean, and of southern Spain in particular. But it is invariably totally ruined by being served with a spoonful of those soggy, nasty vegetables described on page 85 and possibly some hard-boiled or, worse still, tinned potatoes. Except in restaurants of the highest integrity, when ordering Pescado a la Sal, insist on having all the vegetables served separately, because the whole purpose of this method of cooking is to pres